Arizona SB 1070, Immigration Laws And Effects Of Produce Harvesting
Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 in Farming, Food & Drink.
Will immigration laws like SB 1070 in Arizona lead to a shortage of home grown produce?
The bill that has been deemed one of the toughest in the country, allows state police to stop and ask for I.D. of anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant if there is “reasonable suspicion” and allows officials to arrest if proper I.D. cannot be shown.
One news site conducted an online poll about the bill and received a flood of comments, one of which was:
“If you want illegal aliens out of the us of a, then stop eating all your veggies (organic and nonorganic)…”
The New York Times reported that the Department of Labor estimated about 53% of U.S. farm workers are illegal immigrants.
Not only is worker shortage in the field a possible consequence of immigration laws, but many growers opt to take business outside of the United States entirely.
In the past, cracking down on immigration has caused a reduction of workers in the fields on U.S. farms, with some farmers choosing to grow their crops Mexico where the workers will not be subject to immigration investigations.
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