US Agriculture Industry in Trouble as Migrant Labor Dwindles

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2012-07-03

<div class='node-body'><p>Harsh anti-immigration policies in the US and more job opportunities in Mexico are factors which have begun to affect the US agricultural industry in negative ways -- less migrant labor to exploit.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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