10/06/2011 05:36:00 PM EST
Answer to immigration crisis? "Quit eating."
Crops are rotting in the fields because farmers can't find enough
workers to harvest them. Even legal immigrants are not showing up for
jobs at construction sites and poultry plants because, agriculture and
industry officials say, they fear a hostile state climate. ... Smith said he has four to six weeks to get his crops in before they
rot. He said he has found a few American workers for his fields, but he
complained they can't keep up with his Hispanic crews. "If you want to solve the immigration problem, quit eating," Smith said."
Birmingham News, Oct. 2, 2011.