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39. good luck

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Thu Apr 27, 2017, 07:06 PM

Apr 2017

You don't think you are going to see any white boys lining up for those jobs do you?

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On CNN there is a farmer in Northern California who can't find workers to pick his crops. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 OP

I wonder who the farmer voted for? demosincebirth Apr 2017 #1

The farmer was a Mexican American who was born here. I think he voted for Clinton but I'm not sure. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #2

Another election surprise: Many Hispanics backed Trump workinclasszero Apr 2017 #19

According to that itcfish Apr 2017 #83

On top of that, the cuban community brought us HAB911 Apr 2017 #86

Yeah workinclasszero Apr 2017 #17

Send in the coal miners. nikibatts Apr 2017 #77

MAGA baby! workinclasszero Apr 2017 #78

The jobs pay shit Warpy Apr 2017 #3

I doubt your nominal American can last one week in the field. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #5

Any physical work does that Warpy Apr 2017 #8

Norman Mailer figured out sixty years ago DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #11

You got it! machoneman Apr 2017 #49

Try working at UPS during holidays HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #62

UPS is union demosincebirth Apr 2017 #79

Not for the first month HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #80

Most unions work like that. The companies probationary period demosincebirth Apr 2017 #99

The farmer can't find workers to pick his crops... IndianaKev Apr 2017 #35

Cute but Egnever Apr 2017 #55

Sounds like he's not paying enough. RedWedge Apr 2017 #4

That's exactly right dumbcat Apr 2017 #6

You think he would just eat those costs? 6000eliot Apr 2017 #21

Company profits today are oftentimes exorbitant. Doremus Apr 2017 #56

I don't see prices going up that much. Flaleftist Apr 2017 #98

Markets also adapt by bankrupting small farmers who have to raise prices due to higher labor costs. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #31

Not as simple as you imply Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #32

Oh, perfectly simple! If his business can't compete, it shouldn't exist! RedWedge Apr 2017 #33

Seems like you have switched to sarcasm after making a straight-up capitalist thesis in your post #4 Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #37

Where's the lie, though. RedWedge Apr 2017 #42

Please don't try to play both ends against the middle. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #45

I think you're seeing things that aren't there, but I'm happy to hold forth. RedWedge Apr 2017 #47

What you say is narrowly true, including that you've no sympathy for businesses that can't compete. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #53

The problem is they can't find American born pickers at $20.00 an hour. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #68

Yes. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #69

The problem seems to be... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #81

They'd find them in N. Maine. PotatoChip Apr 2017 #92

Won't find them in California. Most native California kids are too soft. haele Apr 2017 #95

I'm curious why you're so interested in nailing me to the wall, or why it's hard for you to see RedWedge Apr 2017 #71

I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that you are making Nay Apr 2017 #88

More likely that he loses business to a country with cheaper labor. tinrobot Apr 2017 #43

Farmworkers in my county begin at minimum wage, $11/hr countryjake Apr 2017 #70

This says it all: Amaryllis Apr 2017 #7

Yep. Jack up the wages, benefits and working conditions and then price your product out of market. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #20

OK. Let's hear it one more time ... lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #9

I bet Betsy DeVos has a solution Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #10

This is going to become a familiar story Achilleaze Apr 2017 #12

A few years back mcar Apr 2017 #13

I linked an article. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #14

Thanks! mcar Apr 2017 #15

Picking has to be grueling work. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #18

It is. It really should be mechanized. nt SunSeeker Apr 2017 #26

It is headed in that direction. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #27

You know where it's headed? yallerdawg Apr 2017 #41

Here's a vice piece on what happened in Alabama when they tried an immigrant crackdown. Egnever Apr 2017 #54

Let me guess. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #59

Yup Egnever Apr 2017 #60

I bet if he was paying 15 bucks an hour for 8 hours a day workinclasszero Apr 2017 #16

You would be wrong Egnever Apr 2017 #61

No surprise, I get it workinclasszero Apr 2017 #72

Now that I think you got perfect Egnever Apr 2017 #75

The average life expectancy of a farm worker is in their 40's. It's brutal work. Many rapes too. kerry-is-my-prez Apr 2017 #22

People who voted for Trump must be forced to take these jobs. Kablooie Apr 2017 #23

Unemployed people who voted for Trump must be forced to take these jobs. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #25

Maybe displaced coal miners should pick crops crazycatlady Apr 2017 #24

Well, they did reject Hillary's plan to train them to do something else as totally out of hand. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #28

Who are these people who think immigrants are stealing jobs from American citizens? IronLionZion Apr 2017 #29

IT middle management? HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #63

I'd love to see Americans live like H1B IT contractors IronLionZion Apr 2017 #65

82% of Maine's potato harvest is done by local Mainers. (nt) PotatoChip Apr 2017 #93

By machine or by hand? IronLionZion Apr 2017 #96

By hand mostly. PotatoChip Apr 2017 #97

Deplorables could not just walk onto field, orchard or farm.... Tikki Apr 2017 #30

Um, it is always possible to find people to work if you pay enough. The Blue Meany Apr 2017 #34

I think you might be surprised. Egnever Apr 2017 #64

"Should Americans pick crops? George says "No". . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2017 #36

Its happening all over the country elmac Apr 2017 #38

+ 1000 Achilleaze Apr 2017 #57

good luck flags Apr 2017 #39

Welcome to DU. fun n serious Apr 2017 #52

Every Trump policy is of the knee-jerk variety Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #40

Mike Luckovich has a solution n2doc Apr 2017 #44

+1 progressoid Apr 2017 #94

That cartoon is PERFECT! nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #100

More competition these days too n2doc Apr 2017 #46

Trimming is hard work. Even if you are sitting down. panader0 Apr 2017 #48

I don't doubt it. but 1500 to 2500 a week is pretty good money n2doc Apr 2017 #50

Back around 1970 I picked cherries and peaches outside Eugene, Or. panader0 Apr 2017 #51

"An incredible trimmer can make $500 a day in product. uncle ray Apr 2017 #66

not that bad...my friend works at Rolex fixing watches snooper2 Apr 2017 #90

my son was offered a job trimming. mopinko Apr 2017 #73

Wait until food service & hospitality workers are gone. VOX Apr 2017 #58

That's true up here in wa state, too; fear supersedes $11/hr countryjake Apr 2017 #67

i got in trouble on an urban ag listserve mopinko Apr 2017 #74

Stuff will rot in the fields..... Historic NY Apr 2017 #76

Well it is true those jobs are so low-paying as to be worthless. alarimer Apr 2017 #82

They are paying $20.00 an hour in Northern California for pickers. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #85

Perhaps the coal miners will help out. Stellar Apr 2017 #84

Pay more until people will do it Lee-Lee Apr 2017 #87

They can't find natives at $20.00 an hour. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #89

Maine Blueberry Tale modrepub Apr 2017 #91

It's happening around the country. Jazes Apr 2017 #101

I wonder when Americans will see it at the grocery store. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #102

If I had to guess Jazes Apr 2017 #103

I mostly shop at Costco. I don't pay attention to where the food is coming from. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #104

Not just farms. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #105