California Farm Lobby Pushes Cheap Labor
"In California, 98 percent of farm laborers are immigrants and two-thirds lack authorization to work in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Labor statistics underscore the reason the California State Board of Food and Agriculture spent more than four hours on the topic of immigration reform Tuesday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. The lack of reform and heightened enforcement, along with barriers to housing and transportation, are putting California's nearly $40 billion agricultural industry at risk, speakers told the board," the San Jose Mercury News writes.