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I assume there are indeed some buyers who will indeed snap up the assets, but I do wonder "and then what?" They trust that their bigger political clout will le
by saalweachter 1y ago
I assume there are indeed some buyers who will indeed snap up the assets, but I do wonder "and then what?"
They trust that their bigger political clout will let them continue to employee undocumented migrant workers at wages no one else will work for?
They wait for the political climate to change, and then they'll go back to business as usual?
They wait for produce prices to skyrocket/the job market to crater, and then pay minimum wage for the jobs?
Something something, AI/robots?
- paxys 1y ago> They trust that their bigger political clout will let them continue to employee undocumented migrant workers at wages no one else will work for? Yes, this is exactly what will happen.
- 2muchcoffeeman 1y agoI don’t think this is clear. They might just mechanise why have jobs when a machine can do the job just as well?
- Arnt 1y agoThis assumes that a machine can do the job, but the present owners don't understand it. The article doesn't say "this will force farmers to mechanise more", see?
- paxys 1y agoIf a machine could have done the job it would be doing it right now.
- Gud 1y agoNot if using illegal workers is cheaper.
- pseudo0 1y agoIllegal migration makes it infeasible to invest in technology to automate the work, because any business that wants to invest in automation will be undercut by a less ethical competitor employing illegal, artificially cheap workers. This also makes it hard to attract investment for companies building technology to automate this work, because investors assume that the government will continue to not enforce the law, leading to reduced demand for labor-replacing technology. We won't get significant innovation and investment in this field until the government sends a clear message that they will be consistently enforcing the law going forward.
- smilbandit 1y agoThe cynic in me thinks that this is a way for bigger farms to gobble up smaller farms by calling in ice but knowing that they will be able to keep ice from raiding them unless a bigger farm pays to have them raided.
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoWait it out. Cropland is a solid asset. Lots of soybean farmland for sale in my neck of the woods.
- spankibalt 1y ago> "[...] but I do wonder 'and then what?'" America's prison industry, one of the Trump administration's biggest profiteers, might have some relevant answers for you. ;)
- sundaeofshock 1y agoAt what quality? Most frameworks are paid by amount harvested so they bust their asses to pick all that fruit. What’s the motivation for prisoners to do more than the bare minimum? Related question, what will the other inmates do to the inmate who works much harder than everyone else?
- acjohnson55 1y agoPrison laborers generally get paid (very poorly). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_Stat...
- spankibalt 1y agoI'm sure a nation with such a... shall we say... "colorful" and rich history in prison and slave labor can muster some experts on the matter to answer your questions. Satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back. Et cetera.