political : SHOULD THE MINUTEMEN HELP HARVEST FRUIT AND VEGETABLES? [+] serious ballot by cranky ACTIVE Tue Sep 05, 06 - Sun May 31, 09 A politically motivated hullaballoo over illegal immigration began recently, with the Minutemen hogging as much camera time as possible. So guess what, by scaring away a percentage of the illegal workers that used to come to the U.S. to do the jobs that fat Yanks, in camo, with an M-16 in one hand and a Pabst Blue Ribbon in the other, won't do, there is now an ag. worker shortage. * * * * * * * * Immigration controls cause worker shortage Farmers at a loss for laborers published September 2, 2006 Everyone knows immigration has been in the news lately, and many Americans are all for a crackdown at the borders. But there is one side effect of tighter patrols and more restrictions that not everyone thinks about — a shortage of farm help. “Matter of fact, if we don’t get more help in here, I’ll lose apples — they’ll hit the ground rotten,” said Marvin Lively, who grows 60 acres of apples in Henderson County. “I’ve got five (migrant workers), and I need 10, so I got about half what I need.” Lively and other growers say most local residents simply won’t do the hard labor that farms require. “I’ve spent a lot of sleepless nights over the past four months wondering how we’re going to make the harvest,” said Kirby Johnson, whose family operates Flavor 1st Produce in Henderson County. His family has operations in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina and has had the least amount of trouble securing workers in North Carolina. “We lost acres of corn in Bellglade (Fla.) due to the (shortage in) work crews,” Johnson said. “Overall, about 25 percent of that corn was left in the field due to immigration.” (Asheville Citizen-Times) * * * * * * * * Since the shortage is largely due to the rightwing histrionics of people like the Minutemen, do you think it would be fair for them to roll their fat asses out of their Suburbans and help pick this year's harvest, so the rest of us won't have to pay $4.00 a pound for tomatoes this winter? Yes, and a little farm work might work off some of those fat rolls. No, I love paying higher prices for food No, the farmers should pay a decent wage all allow Americans to work the land. Yes, as soon as illegals stop raping my country Ballot #101482 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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