I recently drove through central California where there’s nothing but farms. Not enough Americans live there to pick all the crops. What’s the solution for finding workers who aren’t undocumented?

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The solution is comprehensive immigration reform resulting in a legal way to bring in seasonal workers for industries like farm work. The problem is neither party actually wants to update immigration law in any meaningful way because the status quo provides political points to both sides.

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This 👆👆👆 Democrats and Republicans should be able to get behind many reforms.

Automation, pay livable wages, lower taxes to incentivize migration, probably a million ways

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Oh, yeah true fair. I can get behind that.

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It’s not very complicated: increase the pay. The reality is Americans don’t want to do the job for that pay level. It is basic labor arbitrage.

Farmers and politicians know that if they pay higher, products will be more expensive which will result in more imports and reduce sales. Ultimately shutting down these farms and the jobs with them. The current situation helps farmers and illegal immigrants. Potential legal laborers are doing other minimum wage jobs and/or are getting government support. If prices were raised both farmers and legal laborers would suffer in the medium term (3-5years). Consumer prices would increase slightly. Politicians can’t afford this. Imports from Mexico and Central America would strive however

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AA were our competed by low cost illegals

Pay better wages. When I was young, my older brother worked a farm job and made about $7 and hour. 30 years later that is now $10.50.

Why? Lots of undocumented workers who have no rights and live in virtual slavery. They have few other options and not a high standard for wages, so they take what they can.

Farms are offering well above minimum wage and still not able to attract workers.

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