Fewer workers cross border, creating US farm labor shortage

Juan wrote:

No free chit for me, I work every day. I made $140 today. Today was payday !

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Juan wrote:

Yes, I have an account in Mexico. I send money to my parents in Progresso. They save for my retirement.

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loosetowin wrote:

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why don't you and your family go for farming jobs for your nation man

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pug wrote:

Harvesting machinery has improved over the years, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Less stoop labor is needed than in the past. How many laborers shall be needed in the near future?

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teddyr4me wrote:

<quoted text>How do you know that they aren't dipping their sticky fingers into it???? Better get over there and check it out.

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Independent patriot wrote:

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My family owns and works farms in Wisconsin. Duh. You have such an ignorant, narrow, racist perspective on the citizens of the USA. Who do you think feeds the population and lots of other countries, including China? Not Mexicans or illegal aliens in the USA.
Illegals are woosies when it comes to living up north since most of them come from south of our border. They don't tolerate the winters, so they squat in the southern states like roaches. Thus, they don't even realize how big the USA is, and how productive it has always been without ignorant, uneducated, illegal veggie pickers who poop on the produce they pick like mindless animals.

justagi wrote:

<quoted text>It takes a lot of cabbage to afford expensive machinery, sport.

pug wrote:

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If no one was using the machines the companies would not be making them and developing new models.
No one would build a large farm machine if it was not going to sell

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justagi wrote:

<quoted text>Only one of us grew up on a farm and knows the cost of buying and maintaining machinery, I see.

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pug wrote:

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I agree, modern farm equipment is very expensive.
Today, cars can be quite expensive. In about 1970 a new Plymouth might cost $3000.00 a large sum requiring an auto loan.
In about 1978 a new Chrysler was about $6000.00 a large sum in those days but an auto loan would get you a car.
A Chrysler mini van in 2008 was about $32000.00. A loan was still required to purchase a new mini van.
In 1950 many hands were required to harvest a farm crop, right?
In 2012 less hand labor is required to harvest a farm crop, right?
So, cars and farm machinery have increased in price over time right?
If you are a farming expert great I'am not a farming expert.
I also do not manufacture new cars. But, through observation of facts I can conclude that Cars cost more now than in 1950.
Farm equipment has reduced some labor jobs when comparing say 1950 to 2012. We no longer use Horses to plow fields, right?

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justagi wrote:

<quoted text>some folks still do, oddly enough. Most equipment I see bought these days is used, bought at auctions. After the tractor and the wagon, most equipment can only be used for one task, and with a good tractor starting at $150,000+, and so on, alfalfa costing upwards of $400/acre to seed, etc- quite expensive.