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In reply to the discussion: Georgia Survey Finds Farmers Are Having Hard Time Replacing Migrant Workers [View all]Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)43. Or not, as the case may be.
My apologies, I couldn't resist.
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Georgia Survey Finds Farmers Are Having Hard Time Replacing Migrant Workers [View all]
AlphaCentauri
Jan 2012
OP
"the work is too physically demanding and difficult for U.S. citizens (non-immigrants)" (FTA)
boppers
Jan 2012
#10
It's actually a fairly high number reported at that rate however crew leaders and supervisors
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2012
#22
Perhaps, although that would be atypical. Georgia is primarily small towns, and small towns tend
ixion
Jan 2012
#41
Actually, knowing how to pick fruit properly and quickly is not that easy to learn
csziggy
Jan 2012
#46
Georgia Republicons need to pull themselves up by their own damn clodhoppers
SpiralHawk
Jan 2012
#25
That also bumps up against the average Joe wanting to spend less at grocery. The cost of berries
peacebird
Jan 2012
#13
Wow. You totally misinterpreted what i wrote. I believe all workers deserve a living wage.
peacebird
Jan 2012
#44
I've always wondered why areas like Georgia, Alabama don't harvest at night
riderinthestorm
Jan 2012
#24
Not necessarily much cooler. IME, growing up in lowcountry SC, it doesn't cool off much at night
raccoon
Jan 2012
#27
Yes, I'm sure it would help. Picking crops in 90 degrees would probably kill me.
raccoon
Jan 2012
#42
I bet that law gets repealed, just like Prohibition got repealed out of the Constitution.
lunatica
Jan 2012
#31
Guess which party and faction were the force behind Georgia's immigration legislation?
pampango
Jan 2012
#52