Yesterday's Los Angeles Times reported that a shortage of farm workers threatens to leave un-harvested fruits and vegetables rotting in fields nationwide. The Departments of Labor, State and Homeland Security say they're trying to help farmers who are threatened with a shortage of workers to harvest crops. It's all about the complex process required for hiring legal workers and the stepped up enforcement that’s cutting supplies of illegal ones.
Administration Attempts to Relax Visa Regulations for Farmworkers
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Guests:
- Nicole Gaouette - Bloomberg News
- Manuel Cunha - President, Nisei Farmers League - @niseifarmers