In all seriousness, I wonder how many other farmers are experiencing the same thing, and how much the cost of many of our favorite products will go up. I’ve followed a number of farmers on FB in the last couple of years; they’re spread out all over the country, and I wonder how if/how they’re being impacted. Most of them are agriculture advocates in terms of conventional & GMO vs organic issues, but will they soon be speaking up about issues like this?
Lastly, the article makes no mention of Democrats or Republicans, but one has to wonder how this farmer and his fellows voted in the past election?
“Brian Cash can put a figure to the cost of Alabama’s new immigration law: at least $100,000. That’s the value of the tomatoes he has personally ripening out in his fields and that are going unpicked because his Hispanic workforce vanished literally overnight.
For generations, Cash’s family have farmed 125 acres atop the Chandler mountain, a plateau in the north of the state about nine miles long and two miles wide. It’s perfect tomato-growing country – the soil is sandy and rich, and the elevation provides a breeze that keeps frost at bay and allows early planting.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/14/alabama-immigration-law-workers