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"When the law was passed, about 20 of Boatwright's farmhands — all of them from Mexico — left and his business was devastated. Boatwright tried to hire legal workers, but of the 11 Americans he hired that came and sought work, only one returned the for a second day of work. Boatwright says unless the law changes, he can't get enough workers to start on his next season's crop. He figures he needs about 60 people, at the minimum, working to keep his farm running. Currently he as none. Without workers to begin the next planting season, Boatwright is worried about his crop and his business if the law doesn't change. "But worse, I'm worried about how I'm going to take care of my family," he says." - NPR, Dec. 25, 2011.