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Farmers Strain to Hire American Workers in Place of Migrant Labor - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com/2011/10/05/us/farmers-strain-to-hire-american-workers-in-place-of-migrant-labor.html
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Many American farmers are finding that the more they try to do something concrete to address immigration and joblessness, the worse off they find themselves.
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Farmer tries to hire Americans for decent wage. Americans quit, w many saying the work is too hard. Discuss
Americans won't and can't do migrant laborers' work. Not a surprise: http://t.co/NLWic4Q8
Who's hiring: Hiring Locally for Farm Work Is No Cure-All http://t.co/niS7MPeC #jobs
Few US workers willing to work in farm fields even in a time of high unemployment http://t.co/z3GQLynd via @nytimes
"Six hours was enough for the first wave of local workers to quit. (25) said specifically that the work was too hard." http://t.co/qkXWwudi
Interesting and complex piece about immigration & unemployment through the prism of an onion farm: http://t.co/oFpdH1Eu
American farm workers tough to find, even in hard economic times http://t.co/Azee1byr
"How can there be a labor shortage when nearly 1 of 11 people in the nation are unemployed?" Farmers struggle to hire http://t.co/ofW8xRsc
Outstanding story of Colo. farmer who tried to hire locals to pick onions, but they wouldn't do it at $12/hr. http://t.co/tnanWZTj #jobs
Esto es lo Q esta pasando en todo el Pais :Farmers Strain to Hire American Workers in Place of Migrant Labor: http://t.co/rbiw3N00
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Six hours was enough for local US workers to quit. Farmers Strain to Hire American Workers in Place of Migrant Labor: http://t.co/HrPJpo8U
The NYTimes previously wrote about how US agriculture is largely no longer for US workers | http://t.co/6VVJ51nM
farmers struggling to fill menial jobs because American kids decline "menial work" in favor of unemployment http://t.co/w0Kd7AFK
farmers struggling to fill menial jobs because American kids decline "menial work" in favor of unemployment http://t.co/w0Kd7AFK
@RockyMtnDigs Sounds good, but in reality you wouldn't have food on your table this Thanksgiving without guest workers http://t.co/CCZbwTto
@OutFrontCNN Americans would never pass up jobs in this economy! oh wait, yes they do http://t.co/NKTpp6Xs