On 2009-02-23, Gloria P > wrote:

> Are yu saying that California DOESN'T need immigrant labor to grow and
> pick fruit, vegetables, and th9ings like wine grapes?

I picked fruit when I was a kid. I washed dishes in a restaurant last year
for minimum wage. I'm legal. I pay taxes. I'm a WASP. Don't give that
crap about Americans won't do the work. Besides, most agri-biz is changing
to automated picking, even if they have to re-train the crop to be pickabble.

> Yep. Maybe when there's no one left to do the hard work of putting food
> on our tables, the price will be right for growing ALL our food in
> Mexico and Central America. Then we can pay what they pay in Japan for
> food.

If that's yout prime goal in life, to get food cheaper than anywhere else on
the planet, so be it.

> Believe it or not, many illegals do pay taxes if they work for a
> reputable employer and aren't paid in cash.

DUH!! If the employees are illegal, the employer is NOT reputable.

nb