Illegal immigration and immigration reform are supplying lots of media content lately. The Arizona immigration law is being challenged by a Justice department lawsuit. Polls show most Americans agree with the law, and Utah wants to pass one just like it. Meanwhile, the United Farm Workers Union is getting a tepid response after offering the labor-intensive, low paying jobs filled by immigrants to unemployed Americans.
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American farms and illegal immigration
To draw attention to immigration reform, the United Farm Workers Union launched a campaign called "Take Our Jobs". The Agjobs bill, which the union supports, is tied up in Congress because it would grant temporary legal status to immigrants that becomes permanent if they keep working on farms for a certain period of time. CNN reports that half a million willing unemployed Americans would be needed to replace the immigrant workforce. The union has posted an application at takeourjobs.org for Americans who want to work on a farm.
Farm labor too tough for U.S. unemployed
Union president Arturo Rodriguez told CNN that at least 4,000 people have responded to the application. Some are significant responses and others are hate mail. Out of those thousands, a few dozen have followed through. When the job seekers discover out that the work available is back-breaking labor in the hot sun for minimum wage they chicken out.
Big picture ignored by anti-immigration groups
The U.S. has about a million farm workers, according to the Department of Agriculture. According to the Migrant Farm Worker Justice Project, 85 percent of farm workers are immigrants and up to 70 percent are illegal. Despite this fact, surveys indicate that a majority of Americans support an illegal immigration crackdown. A Pew Research Center poll reported on by Allheadlinenews.com indicates that 59 percent of Americans support Arizona's immigration law. Nearly 20 states are drawing up similar legislation, including Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.
Supermarkets supplied by illegal immigration
In support of the AgJobs bill, the United Farm Workers Union supports migrant farm workers, insisting that they help, not hinder, the U.S economy. It's clear that the least desirable job in The United States is being a migrant farm worker, Rob Williams, director of the Migrant Farm Worker Justice Project, told CNN. Williams said that if anti-immigration extremists got their wish, a farm labor crisis would ensue. He said immigrants take the least desirable jobs, but they're essential jobs because everyone has to eat.
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