It's very early in the season, but the early indications are that it will be tight, or tighter than last year. Particularly with the potential for a larger crop, that's making me uneasy. |
The effort to better match skills, jobs seekers with the jobs that are available, will be helpful and will build the credibility of the system. |
The vast majority of our agriculture employers are somewhat sympathetic, because they agree with the need for immigration reform. |
There are about a half-dozen farms that are very scared. We need lots of people. It really is different this year. |
There are simply not enough legal residents or citizens in the U.S. to fill all the jobs in our economy. Anti-immigration people are in deep denial about that. |
We don't know what's going to happen yet but we do know the trend lines are going down for the work force and up for demand. |