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Farming doesn't actually depend on illegal migrants. The H2A visa program provided for 213,394 temporary workers for agriculture in 2020 (93% from Mexico).
by jacobriis 4y ago
Farming doesn't actually depend on illegal migrants. The H2A visa program provided for 213,394 temporary workers for agriculture in 2020 (93% from Mexico).
- mschuster91 4y agoIt absolutely does, about half the agricultural workforce of the US is considered "undocumented" [1]. [1] https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-half-us-farmworkers-undocumented-ending-illegal-immigration-could-devastate-economy-1585202 https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-half-us-farmworkers-undocume...
- masonic 4y ago>about half the agricultural workforce of the US is considered "undocumented" That's not need, that's choice. They could pay higher wages and provide better working conditions. For the most part, right now that money is going toward automating everything possible, including fruit and vegetable picking, replacing those jobs altogether in the long term.