The cause of the worker shortage is...a harsh new immigration law enacted by Georgia politicians. Set to take effect July 1, the new policies are modeled closely after the controversial anti-immigration legislation enacted in Arizona last year. Among other things, they give police the power to check the immigration status of criminal suspects...
The result is a dire labor shortage in the state's $11-billion agricultural sector. With more than 11,000 positions unfilled, nearly half of Georgia's farmers report that they have too few workers. They stand to lose $300 million as a result. In some cases the crops have already rotted in the fields and have been plowed under.
The article goes on the talk about the state offering unemployed probationers the opportunity to fill the dearth and make some money for themselves. Doesn't seem to be going very well.
Definitive proof that undocumented migrant workers are actually fulfilling a necessary role in our economy? Hardly. Something to make you think a little bit more about that question? Yes please!
-Tim
-Tim
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