Lynn Woolley: Winners and losers in the illegal workers debate

There are so many crises affecting the besieged American farmer that it’s hard to tell which is worse. The flooding in the Midwest? The possibility that the latest farm bill might get vetoed? New enforcement procedures that threaten to stem the never-ending flow of cheap labor?

Actually, it’s that last one. The floods will abate eventually, and the chance of a pork-laden farm bill not passing is slim to none. But, by golly, the administration has started enforcing immigration laws! What is President Bush thinking?

Obviously, he’s not considering what enforcement might lead to. J Carnes, president of Winter Garden Produce in Uvalde and head of the Texas Vegetable Association, says enforcement is downright dangerous. But we’re doing it anyway, he says, and “damn the consequences.”

Perhaps your brethren in the dairy business would fork over some cheese to go with that whine.

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Lynn Woolley: Winners and losers in the illegal workers debate
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