Of course it does, as any option other than a free market in labor for a need this large is an inferior, inefficient solution. (It’s also an insult to reason that desperate — and dim — officials think that prison labor is an adequate replacement.)
Farmers have complained of a lack of field hands since parts of the law took effect in late September. Many have said legal residents aren’t physically able or mentally tough enough to perform the work, and others wont do so because it doesn’t pay enough.
Hall said the agriculture positions pay well above minimum wage, but many Americans find them too “physically taxing” to perform.
An Internet-based program launched by the state in October to help connect farmers with potential workers has yet to produce results.
Via Yahoo! News.