Hi Everybody,

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/27/alabama-tries-to-connect-jobless-residents-with-farm-jobs-finds-few-employers/

"Potato farmer Kevin Smith told The Associated Press that the Americans 
he hired show up late, work slower and are ready to call it quits after 
a day on the job or sooner.

"I've had people calling me wanting to work," Smith said. "I haven't 
turned any of them down, but they're not any good. It’s hard work, they 
just don’t work like the Hispanics with experience."

So what it is really about is human machines, never mind if they are 
legal. These guys want to pay piecework, temporarily, at a rate where 
you have to be very fast, never take a break and still not make minimum 
wage. Oh, yeah, bring your own boxes, too.

I have picked produce as a younger person. It is hard, but not 
impossible. However, when I picked it was a family farm and everyone in 
the field was either family or a neighbor.
-- 
Regards,

Pete
http://pete-theisen.com/
http://elect-pete-theisen.com/

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