Texas farmers had reported that they had already started to loose money for the lack of workers?

	Texas farmers had reported that they had already started to loose money for the lack of workers? Texas farmers had said that unless there is a migratory reform allowing those who are here to stay and those who want to come to come they will be in real problems . California and Florida are having the same problems what its your opinion about this ??? do u care to pay several times more ??? how do u think those who are american and cannot afford to pay more feel about having to pay for this ??? all tripplediggit does is to be sit on his ...... in front of the computer . the plan to make harder to cross the border is working . however as i said california , texas florida are already reporting loses . u may not have a problem about paying several times more but think about those who live day by day and u say to care about . Asked By: game over loves evanescence - 8/13/2006

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Well it is a major problem all the racist anti immigrants do not want to deal with, and neither does the Republican House! Labor shortage could mean crisis for ag Ali Bay Capital Press Staff Writer DAVIS – Growers and farm labor contractors are scrambling to find enough workers to harvest their crops this fall and some say the worker shortage is escalating to crisis proportions. Western Growers, the agricultural trade association that represents growers, packers and shippers of fresh fruits and vegetables in California and Arizona, is asking government officials to recognize the labor crisis. Western Growers estimates that in the Central Valley alone, there is a shortage of about 70,000 farmworkers. “It’s quickly reaching a crisis level and it’s possibly already done so,” said Tim Chelling, a spokesman for the industry group. Chelling said growers are likely to lack the field workers needed to harvest some of the fall and winter crops in California. If crops are left in the field, an economic crisis will likely follow, he said. Western Growers is appealing to the Department of Homeland Security and state governments in California and Arizona to help provide a stable work force for agriculture, while still securing the nation’s borders. “The time to act has now arrived,” said Tom Nassif, president of Western Growers. “We are not asking for action to resolve the nation’s overall immigration crisis in the next couple of weeks. We know that’s simply not possible and completely unrealistic. We are asking for officials to acknowledge this labor crisis in agriculture and provide immediate remedies so that farmers, consumers and state economies don’t suffer what amounts to completely avoidable economic damage.” There are many reasons why California doesn’t have the number of workers it has in the past, said Luawanna Halstrom, general manager and chief operating officer of Harry Singh and Sons, a company that produces vine-ripened tomatoes near San Diego. Tighter border control and random raids have reduced the number of workers crossing the borders. The construction business is booming in California, pulling workers away from agriculture and into higher-paying jobs. Mexican workers are also opting to work in Canada under that country’s guest worker program. “Agriculture is crying out for a legal means to hire labor,” said Halstrom, who also serves on the labor committee for the American Farm Bureau Federation. “That’s what we need. We’ve never been in more dire straits.” Earlier this year, federal lawmakers introduced the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005, better known as the AgJOBS Bill, which could provide farmers a stable workforce. While the bill is widely supported by agriculture, a similar piece of legislation failed last year due to lack of support from President George W. Bush and the Republican leadership. The only way Halstrom says she has been able to find a consistent seasonal workforce for her business is by relying on outdated immigration policies and providing housing for employees. “It is extremely difficult,” she said. “It has affected our ability to farm the way we normally would. It has cost us.” Right now, the labor shortage is impacting the Central Valley’s raisin industry, where thousands of acres are waiting to be harvested. The Nisei Farmer’s League has been trying to find labor anywhere it can to help farmers – even considering using parolees, a plan that didn’t work. Nisei has also appealed for help from the Employment Development Department offices in the Central Valley, but so far the state agency has only been able to call up the names of several thousand unemployed workers who might be able to work in the agricultural industry. “We just can’t get the crops harvested,” said Manuel Cunha, president of the Fresno-based group. “We’ve got to develop immigration programs that fit the industry,” he said. Halstrom said the current labor shortage reminds her of the days following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Nearly 75 percent of her workforce didn’t pass detailed checks following the attacks. Although the company immediately looked into utilizing the existing federal guest worker program, which many say doesn’t suit agriculture’s needs, it took 45 days to get enough workers to continue harvesting their perishable commodity. “And then when (the workers) got here, it took them two weeks just to clear out the rotten fruit,” Halstrom said. “We lost $2.5 million in a 45-day period. It was absolutely devastating.” Halstrom hopes politicians will hear agriculture’s call for help. “I think this country needs to understand that a critical element of its national security is to have a safe and reliable food source,” she said. “If there’s an interruption (in our food supply), the country has basically a seven-day supply of food.” That’s reason enough not to continue sweeping the immigration problem under the carpet, she said. Answered By: cantcu - 8/13/2006

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Call tripledigit....he will work Answered By: don45123 - 8/13/2006

You can't 'loose' money...you can, however, 'lose' money... Answered By: laura n - 8/13/2006

So what? Kick all illegals out!!! Answered By: ndmac - 8/13/2006

My opinion is HA HA HA! I would like the farmers to suffer a little while! The government will soon realize how much the immigrants are needed. I dont want to pay more for produce. And I think the rest of America is with me on that. Answered By: Mendi8a - 8/13/2006

I say deport illegals...and let these p ussy's pay 10 $ for carrots....then they will beg them to come back..... Answered By: Brotha Man... - 8/13/2006

We need to have all the illegals out because it is costing us more in our tax dollars because they dont pay taxes. Answered By: Azary1010 - 8/13/2006

I was under the impression it was due to the drought?? At least from the reports I have read......... Answered By: Hold em Rox - 8/13/2006

Based on Census Bureau data, this study finds that, when all taxes paid (direct and indirect) and all costs are considered, illegal households created a net fiscal deficit at the federal level of more than $10 billion in 2002. $20 billion in 2004. We also estimate that, if there was an amnesty for illegal aliens, the net fiscal deficit would grow to nearly $29 billion." "Phillip Martin, an economist at the University of California, Davis, has demolished the argument that a crackdown on illegals would ruin it, or be a hardship to consumers. Most farming — livestock, grains, etc. — doesn't heavily rely on hired workers. Only about 20 percent of the farm sector does, chiefly those areas involving fresh fruit and vegetables. The average "consumer unit" in the U.S. spends $7 a week on fresh fruit and vegetables, less than is spent on alcohol, according to Martin. On a $1 head of lettuce, the farm worker gets about 6 or 7 cents, roughly 1/15th of the retail price. Even a big run-up in the cost of labor can't hit the consumer very hard. Martin recalls that the end of the bracero guest-worker program in the mid-1960s caused a one-year 40 percent wage increase for the United Farm Workers Union. A similar wage increase for legal farm workers today would work out to about a 10-dollar-a-year increase in the average family's bill for fruit and vegetables. Another thing happened with the end of the bracero program: The processed-tomato industry, which was heavily dependent on guest workers and was supposed to be devastated by their absence, learned how to mechanize and became more productive." If every illegal alien here today currently left America, the immediate economic impact would be insignificant and over the long haul, the impact would likely be negligible. Might hurt a commerial farm or two--but most farmers could care less. Americans won't hurt a bit. Learn about farms and quit sprouting ignorance! Answered By: hadenough - 8/13/2006

I think hadenough has this answer. Answered By: Knights on the Job - 8/13/2006

Good, any business relying on breaking the law to stay in business, does not deserve to be in business, and I hope they go under or find a legal way to stay in business. Stop with the price increases. Prices will never raise as high as you pro-illegals would like everyone to believe. Answered By: Ricky - 8/13/2006

I think only farms that use Illegal labor will hurt. And they are a small percentage. So we will not be hurt by it at all. All prices will go up regardless but not because of your reasoning. Answered By: Melody - 8/13/2006

The Strategy Of Competetive Marketing Is To Keep An Even Price/Cost On Products And Services Removing ILLEGAL ALIENS Will Provide An Opportunity For The Union Movements To Grow Again Hiring American Citizen Labor Will Cost The Competitors More In Wages And Less In Profits Growers And Shippers That Will Not Hire Americans At A Fair Living Wage Will Have Rotting Produce In Their Fields And Trucks Many Of Them Will Go Out Of Business Growers That Abide By The Law Will Sell Their Product At A Lesser Profit And Still Be Very Happy With The Reward Perhaps Even EXPANDING PERCENTAGES In The Long Run Due To Farms Going Out Of Business (Described Above) These Competetive Marketers Will Survive And Flourish Their Products Will Get To Market And Consumers Didnt Have To Cry None For The Wear Manufacturers And Food Service Markets Will Feel Similar Effects SO WHAT ??? If 50 Percent Of All The McDonalds And KFCs Closed?? WHO WOULD CARE??? Do We NEED A McDonalds EVERY Mile And A Half?? If 15 - 20 Percent Of All The Lettuce And Tomato Farms (The Ones SUPPLYIN The Fast Food) Went Out Of Business WHO WOULD CARE??? I'll Tell You Who Would Care The ILLEGAL ALIENS Workin At Em The Owners Of The Place(s) And The Corporate CEOs That Have Infiltrated EVERY Last Streetcorner In The Nation I Wouldnt Care If They Closed Them All Each Industry Has SEVERAL Foreign AND Domestic Competitors Some Competitors Are Smarter Than Others And Will Make The Appropriate Sacrifices To Keep His Business ALIVE And/Or Even EXPAND It Without Cutting His Own Throat (PSSSST.....Whispering...... Thats Why The PROFIT MARGINS Are So HIGH .... To ALLOW For Fluctuations In The Market AND Remain Competetive) Small Businesses And MOM And POP Outfits And Family Owned/Operated Cottage Industries Might Even Make A Stand Again And Have A Fighting Chance Of Eeking Out A Meager Living (Remember The Good Ol Days?) If You Really Believe That Removing 20 Million ILLEGAL ALIENS From The US Will Cause A "GREAT DEPRESSION" You Need To Do Your Math Better There Are 300 Million Consumers In Our Economy Removing 20 Million Non-Taxpayers From The Economy Wil Provide A Boost And A Relief On Taxpayers On Public Services On Medical Facilities On Education Systems The 18 Million Americans That Are Out Of Work And Looking For Jobs Can And Will Jump In To Fill The Jobs That ILLEGAL ALIENS Have LAID CLAIM To For So Long Teenagers, College Students, And Housewives Will Return To The Workforce And Get A FAIR WAGE To Work These Jobs FAIR And COMPETETIVE To OUR ECONOMY NOT Mexicos Economy Theres Out Of Work HS Girls That Can And Will Babysit / Child Care Work In Fast Food Cashier At The Market Or Mart For A FAIR WAGE To SAVE UP FOR COLLEGE TUITION Theres Out Of Work HS Boys That Can And Will Mow Lawns Wash Dishes Wash Cars For A FAIR WAGE To SAVE UP FOR COLLEGE TUITION Au Paire Girl Anyone? Theres Millions Of American College Students That Need The In State Tuition Granted To ILLEGAL ALIENS And The Children Of ILLEGALs Tuitions A BI*TCH Especially If You Cant Get A Part Time Job As A High School Or College Student To Supplement Book Fees And Find Affordable Housing The ILLEGAL ALIEN Has That Job The ILLEGAL ALIEN Has That Tuition Paid The ILLEGAL ALIEN Has That Affordable Housing Domestic Maids / Housekeepers ?? Really SUX For Taxpaying Domestic Students There's Millions Of Housewives That Can And Will Step Up To Become Fast Food Workers Delivery Drivers Merry Maids Hotel Maids Waitresses Cashiers For A FAIR WAGE To SAVE UP FOR THEIR KIDS COLLEGE TUITION (Easy Girls, I KNOW You Are ALL Capable Of MUCH, MUCH More I'm Citing Examples Here) Ever Heard Of A TWO INCOME FAMILY??? That Works At ALL Levels From Corporate America To The Trailer Parks Theres 18 MILLION Americans Out Of Work Looking For Full Time And Part Time Jobs Transportation Drivers (Taxi / Delivery / Freight) Food Service (Cooks / Dishwashers / Waiters) Landscaping Construction (All Phases) Machinists Butchers Bakers Candlestick Makers For A FAIR And COMPETETIVE WAGE Theres 20 Million ILLEGAL ALIENS Working Those Jobs At A Depressed Wage Theres Nearly 3.5 Million HOMELESS Jobless Americans Nearly 1/2 Of Them Are US VETERANS Do You Think He Might Like A Low Paying, Entry Level Job Like Swingin A Hammer ? Or Pushing A Lawnmower ? Or Cooking / Washing Dishes In A Restaurant ? Considering Hes An American Vet Dont We Owe The Job To HIM Instead Of An ILLEGAL ALIEN??? About 39 Percent Of The Homeless Have CHILDREN With Them Do You Think A Construction Job Or A Job Pushing A Lawnmower Or As A Janitor In An Office And A Page Or Two Of HUD HOUSING Could Help The Father Of A Homeless American With A Child? We (Citizens) Dont ALL Have College Educations And High Skills There Are Millions Of HS Dropouts That Need The Low Paying Entry Level Jobs That 20 Million Uneducated, Unskilled, ILLEGAL Aliens Have AMERICA FIRST There Is A $$ 28.5 Billion Dollar Defecit In Public Schools Nationwide $$ 39 Billion In Remittances To Mexico Annually Instead Of Paying Taxes Once The US Dollar Leaves The Country Its GONE From The US Economy Greenspan Is An Idiot Answered By: JD - 8/13/2006

They need to start hiring more actively in the United States, then, or figure out how to go forward without relying on illegal hiring practices. Our country's got 280 million legal residents, plus guests, this one's all about hiring practices. Answered By: gokart121 - 8/13/2006

Anybody that wants cheap labor will tell you any hard luck story there is. Show us some actual stat's on this. Show me their actual loses in black and what they claim to be losing ? Answered By: Zoe H - 8/13/2006

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Laws of economics are not like the laws of physics. Economies and life forms can and do evolve in fundamental ways that make former economic models and ways of life obsolete. I'm sure the last tribe of Neanderthals were certain that nothing was ever going to change, right before the Homo Sapiens swooped down on them, chased them into a dead end canyon were other Homo Sapiens were lying in wait with big clubs. * * * * * * * * * In the past the Luddite Fallacy was valid since machines always needed the mental acuity that only human operators could provide, and machines frequently needed maintenance by skilled human hands and minds. But now machines have mental functions that equal or surpass what humans can provide in most work functions. And computers aren't so much repaired anymore as just thrown away and replaced. How many cell phone repair shops have you ever seen? Even most laptop computers are replaced rather than repaired. More and more laptop computers never even need to be repaired for years and years. In short, when the economy has no use for most Americans, all hll is going to brake loose, & that's coming soon. * * * * 2 answers - Asked By: Perro Americano Invicto - 5/16/2013

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	Web designer looking to jump into web producing at large agency. would love your advice!? I've always freelanced as a web designer and might have an opportunity to work at a large ad agency. sorta nervous about the culture and role, so I was wondering if I could solicit feedback about the type of strengths I might need to develop, ie., strong project management (learn to use basecamp!), etc. I've held jobs on the client side as a web marketing manager and before that freelanced -- but on the very small scale. anyone with similiar experiences or feedback I'd love to hear from you! 2 answers - Asked By: webguy - 2/11/2006

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