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California and the other Mexico-bordering states have so much ag in the middle of the desert because of the ready supply of immigrants.
by tempfs 5y ago
California and the other Mexico-bordering states have so much ag in the middle of the desert because of the ready supply of immigrants.
- s0rce 5y agoThere are lots of Mexicans working in ag in Central Washington state and even in Ontario, Canada. Its climate/weather driven not proximity.
- derekbaker783 5y agoFairly similar story in Upstate New York.
- anonAndOn 5y ago> California and the other Mexico-bordering states have so much ag in the middle of the desert because... ... the arable land is flat, sunny, cheap and the government allocated more than all of the Colorado River flow[0] into irrigation systems for them. [1][2] [0]https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45546 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45546 [1]https://www.iid.com/water/water-transportation-system/colorado-river-facilities/all-american-canal https://www.iid.com/water/water-transportation-system/colora... [2]https://www.cap-az.com/about-us/background https://www.cap-az.com/about-us/background
- emodendroket 5y agoThe labor situation is a factor but the arid environment helps with pests and California is basically the ideal environment to grow a lot of things, once you irrigate it. Compare photos of Georgia peaches to California ones and the difference is obvious.
- elite_hackers 5y agoLol I love hacker news :)