Down on the farm: A shortage of agricultural labor 

So true!!!!!

I disagree. Migrant workers are hard workers, no doubt, but you can't convince me you wouldn't get some American workers for $23-$40 an hour. In my younger years, I've worked hours in 100 degree heat doing manual labor...for minimum wage. I know I would have done it for $40 an hour, if I couldn't find other work paying that much.

Preach it! I was born and raised here in the Central Valley and my parents families migrated from Oklahoma and Texas respectively worked the fields back in the 40/50s/60s/70s. I remember as a small child in the 60s playing with the other kids in the fields while our parents chopped cotton and later picked it, knocked almonds and cut grapes. My young mother even went into labor with me while cutting grapes, laying them on trays to dry out and become raisins in early October. Be they white, black, Asian, Mexican (born here or immigrants) there was no shortage of farm labor back then. The majority of Americans haven't a clue....

@@kwebster62 I agree you could get some workers but taken as a whole you would never get enough workers. So many Americans with health problems weight etc so even if some have the desire do not have the physical body to actually do it.

6000 people showed up to do the work, and they literally paid them with asparagus.

Why would anyone wanna do that when realtors are making 30k a month?

I'll give you the bottom line on why no one is applying..I work in retail. Customers treat us like poop and our company lets them. People are not willing to sell their dignity for the pttance they are paying. Until the pay equals the amount of abuse we take daily, no one will want to work.

…and the racist left shows their true colors.😂

Since wages have been lowered and work loads more than doubled, yes, people are not able to afford these jobs. Everyone has costs in going to a job. If you are only netting pennies per hour, you really can't afford that job. I went to a fast food outlet near me I've been going to periodically for years. The drive through line was very long, prompting people to park and get out to the walk up window. I saw that in a place that usually had 6-7 people working, there were two children, and one adult. There was food and garbage on the floor. The food was badly affected by the rushing of the children. Many other places are using illegals at ridiculous low wages. This is the USA after MAGA.

@@The-Skinn More like the bots show theirs.

Same! He speaks flawless Spanish, and always shows such caring and respect towards his workers. He’s an impressive young man.

They won't do the work. It's "beneath" them.

They don't want to work!

@@marvinmartion1178 ,They don't like the wages !😂😂 They have Dignity !👍💪🤑🤑🤑🤑

@@elizabethosborne5650 "They won't do the work." 6000 people showed up.

All I’ve heard for years is that the illegal immigrants are taking American Jobs. They’re not taking corporate or high paying jobs. They take wager no one wants to do. Those taking unemployment right now living in close proximity to the farm areas would rather sit at home. They would rather wait for the next unemployment paycheck. 🤔🙄

ban the GOP...problem solved.

Farmers only worry because they are loosing their workers. They are hypocrite. They support Trump openly and proud. They got what they deserve

Technology is already helping with some of the labor shortage. Some crops are better suited for mechanical harvesting and processing than others so far.

@@Raja1938 north of Tucson, they set up a fully automatic corn field..drone tractors did everything,from plant , irrigation, to harvest..all it needed was to be scaled to fit a property. that was 5 yrs ago..and that's why Big Ag needs to run the Mom and Pop farms off they'r land..and will.

He may be a good guy, but his family is getting rich off the backs of immigrants, and at the same time being forced to break the law by hiring undocumented workers, I think this is the same family’s that lost a lot of money in 2017 during snowmagedden when his onion sheds collapsed under all the snow?

Thank you for spreading the truth.

CORRECT. And, OH NO, they can't use slaves from Mexico! Boo hoo. I'd rather starve than support an industry that would fail without exploited labor

This show has been my favorite since i was a child, now its become pure propaganda.

@@GalacticEgg Sure, you'd rather starve.

@Faux Que Grow it yourself. Other than having to wait a couple of years for it, it's easy.

But it's not. A couple more years of this and his family will be living in a car

He got free labor clearing his field so he can prep the fields for next season using machinery. Hoodwinked.

Yeah they should all come up and pick veggies at his farm. Thats what the family has banked on for years. Lol my p ssy hurtz. Lol

as my ancestors who were slaves in the south would agree especially about whipped to death to make the master rich

How about a guest worker program? The field workers are sending their money home anyway, why not setup a transfer program so they can be transported TO the US during harvest and BACK HOME during the rest of the year? This way they can still make $, we get the labor AND they can invest in their towns, cities and countries. Allow a path to citizenship by investing in America or invest in their futures at home... by being home. 🏡

Literally what this video is about.. about migrant workers. You literally suggested what this video covered.

Rich landowners want it, young working Americans don't need it.

@@tysonreuter5788 Young working Americans don't need it. Right, you keep your bellies full with dreams and aspirations, and don't need the food the field workers harvest.

Democrats always say nothing about illegal immigrants doing this job.

@@eko2_ ???

And pinocchio was a real boy..🤣🤣🤣

They are. You really think these farmers are paying illegal aliens fair wages? Get real. There's a reason they like hiring them

YEAH!! COME ON REPUBLICANS...GET WORKING FOR MINIMUM WAGE...PICKING CROPS, & PLUCKING CHICKENS !!! MAYBE YOU WILL STOP HATING ON IMMAGRANTS!!!

U F W !!

This is true. No matter what money you offer, you are not gong to get somebody to do intensive labor

@@creolelady182 because it sucks. It destroys your body, and doesn't pay enough. Better money not doing that type of labor. Oh, and skilled workers aren't payed enough for their skill set.

@@mattalford3932 True

Poverty/Starvation wages for work that destroys your body before you're 40 isn't going to attract a lot of people for sure.

@@adambomb30 a farm in Florida did an experiment. They hired over 20 Americans, and a bunch of immigrants for the summer. Only like 2 Americans lasted all summer. All the immigrants lasted all summer. Plus lots of Americans are reevaluating their career choices. Hard labor doesn't work for them.

Hi sweetie

How are you doing?

Exactly. But they don't want "workers." They want SLAVES they can EXPLOIT.

Legal immigration programs and guest worker programs can work together in theory. They never will. What guest worker wants to go back to a country where you live on a dirt floor in a one room tin or wood shed, sleep in a hammock with 3 other people, do not have electricity, have no bathroom facilities, your bath comes from a shallow well and a five gallon bucket standing naked in the yard and the water smells. I am an American living in southern Mexico doing a little self appointed humanitarian work. I live a little better than that, but I live among people who live like that. 99.9% of you reading this would not even consider to live in the conditions that I am living in. I could return, but I love the small difference that I make in someone's life. My experiece. Thousands and millions would love even to be guest workers in the US. The Mexican government will not grant visas for the reason listed above. Some of my friends have tried. I do not condone illegal immigration, but I see hungry people everyday. Average wage for a male worker in my area is $10 US per day. A bag of black beans at Walmart in the US costs 89 cents. My sister works there. That same bag of beans costs $1.50 to $2.00 US in my town. And on a $10 per day salary. Assume that you had to pay 20% percent of your daily pay for a bag of beans, every day.

No.

Absolutely right!

I don't disagree that some immigration should be allowed, and that barriers are tough. But in the end, how many people do you think is the right number for this country? 400 million? 600 million? More?

@@kwebster62 "400 million? 600 million? More?" That's an exaggeration, and you know it.

@@BlackTar100 You seem to only considering current numbers. I'm thinking ahead. This country has added 150 million to the population in the last 60 years (almost double). Some projections have us adding another 110 million, to the mid-400 million range, just in the next 40 years or so...most of that due to immigration and its effects. 40 years is not that long of a period. And if policies become more "progressive", the number could be higher. So how is that an exaggeration? www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/05/future-immigration-will-change-the-face-of-america-by-2065/

Yeah, it's part of why farmers don't want legal employees. Most farms don't have proper safety measures in place, some don't even let their labor use the bathroom during working hours. They want slaves who can't sue or don't speak enough English to know their rights, who they can pay for well under minimum wage and offer no benefits.

That's what being a republican used to be about. Now I don't even recognize the party.

Hi sweetie, how are you?

Americans are holding out for better wages and you're undermining them, typical corporate democrat.

As a child working with his family in the California fields, Cesar Chavez quickly learned the reason farmworkers were paid so little and treated so poorly: As his biographer Miriam Pawel writes, “a surplus of labor enabled growers to treat workers as little more that interchangeable parts, cheaper and easier to replace than machines.”

They don't want to hire people that might be able to sue for injuries or maltreatment. They don't want to pay minimum wage.

People will definitely be kicking themselves in regret for missing the opportunity to buy and invest in cryptocurrency

For real crypto is profitable

Crypto is the new gold

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Food will cost more money.

The laziest people, talk the most

Legal workers. Illegal because of ridiculous racism against Mexicans, as you have shown.

@@gamingtonight1526 nope illegal because they broke the law.

@@gamingtonight1526 your logic is flawed

@@MrArch21 nobody called the workers lazy. They obviously work hard under exploited conditions. Yet another bad business model.

Hi sweetie

Just tell them to cross visa won’t be accepted unless you get a corrupt lawyer o

Hi sweetie

I agree but of course there are a few select ignorant people ( like the Donald ) who don't believe in immigration nor want "those" people in our country.. the truth is for the most part we are all immigrants.

Times change, we don't need more people. Housing prices are high enough.

We didn't sneak across the borders, we sailed into Ellis Island legally.

And for some of us who are called “immigrants,” we didn’t cross the border; the border crossed us.

@@BadWolf762 Nope! It’s still illegal immigration towards Ellis Island according to the Naturalization and Alien Enemies Act of 1801.

It's not just "white" Americans who are lazy. it's Americans in general. However, if you took away the comforts I can guarantee you people would be willing to work. When I'm talking about comforts, I'm talking about when you have no choice.

I don't see black people or asians doing that work either. Are they lazy or is your racism only directed at white people?

@@adambomb30 Black people were forced to do that type of labor without pay for many generations, so they refuse to do that work for a very good reason! Asians have networks that push them into business ownership (Vietnamese, Koreans) and Filipinos come with special immigration status through the military or nursing programs.

Elizabeth My childhood vacations for summer school was working in the fields of Napa picking grapes and outher fruits like plums , yes 5yrs old . Don't feel sorry for me our my many sister's and brothers . Believe it or this taught us as adults to be hardcworkers . The problem is not many whites and even less Blacks will work in the fields. We Mexicans are hard working people . If this Country keep being so negative aginst Imagrents have done this hard work . If this keep on more and more farmers will see thire prorits given away or wither in the Sun .

@@adambomb30 Look up American chattal slavery. The stuff white people do not want to even talk about now because it's part of "critical race theory".

And I bet you were grateful they accepted low pay.

That's how I think most migrant workers would prefer it. Work seasonally in the U.S. and go back since their earned dollars buy more in their home countries.

Let's be honest. You don't actually like them, you LOVE the cheap labor they provide you. I bet they stopped coming because they could make more money in another job.

if your business can not pay a middle class wage and attract legal local workers like any other business than as far as i am concerned your business does not need to exist. thousands of other kinds of businesses have to do it and i see nothing special about agriculture. Teachers, for example do not work year round but we pay them a salary that they live on year round. if agriculture is forced to agriculture will find the money.

God blessed farmers 🧑‍🌾 they are the life of the people who live in the world

I wouldn't want to work for a Trump Qdummy either.

He's the reason farmers don't have CHEAP workers, there's a difference.

How stupid are you for real, I've lived and farmed for four different men in my lifetime,and to tell you the truth,not a single one of them wanted to pay but they expected 💯 from you. But then here comes a new hirer,how much more than what I made in two years. And you want to complain

@@tysonreuter5788 Ha- Ha- I'm a farmer and my bottom line improved with Trump. You must have a horrible book keeper. 🤣😂🤣😂🤡

Sorry, honey, but Trump is no longer president, you must mean BIDEN and the useless HARRIS. You started your own farm? Yeah, sure, because you saw Farmer for Trump signs and needed to hire workers? How stupid do you think people are?

I use tractors and combines. I don't need illegal labor. All tresspassers better stay out of my fields. For cereals! 😆😆😆

@@fionabologna1768 but you have no idea about how to get legal farm workers. Use your own labor and see where it gets you. I wouldn’t buy anything from you. Period.

@owo グーチmoshi oh but they are. If they can can get papers, which is becoming more difficult in this country. American workers are lazy and expect more pay. Take a look at all the Hiring signs in this country right now. Can’t find anyone.

@@jenniferdesjardins287 I do use my own labor. And you do eat things I grow. Corn syrup is in everything! 😆😆😆 Thanks for the money. Hope you enjoy all the goods my corn is in! 😆😆😆

@@jenniferdesjardins287 Had to remind you, Sunshine. Any soda, bread, pre-packaged food, fast food, processed food you eat today, HAS MY CORN IN IT. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE MONEY. ENJOY MY CORN! 😆

They know the Republicans will block any help, reform, or progress. So that would be a waste of time.

@@ww2remembered983 Absolutely.! The repugnant Republicans will rather crops rot in the fields than allow these "aliens" a foothold in the US. Build a mighty wall and keep these undesirables out. Never mind the consequences to our economy and the welfare of all Americans in general.!

Yeah, he should tell them all about how he needs low skilled workers he can underpay who are easily replaced if they get ill, injured, or otherwise can't work. I'm with you. We absolutely need the constant flood of cheap, replaceable, unskilled labor, so we can avoid raising prices, and we can maintain our economic comfort.

Immigration reform won't happen because leaders know that illegals can be paid far less and require no minimum work conditions. They promote projects like the wall even they know they won't really work, because it makes it look like they're doing something for their voter base. Americans of all stripes love the cheap labor as long as they don't have to see it.

@@Raja1938 Even @$15.00 per hour, no Us citizen wants this kind of work. So having to rely on migrants is, and has been, the only way to go. Without these people to do the heavy lifting, everyone loses. Let's find a way to humanely and fairly allow them access to a job market and secure passage back and forth to it.

The truth is that americans are nothing with out the hispanic labor, with out them, gringos Will die of hungry, ,

We're not ready for communism yet.

How is 16 bucks an hour a pay shortage???

I'm a farmer and my workers can make up to $25/hr. No one wants to work hard anymore. There's a shortage. I flat rate my harvest and it's up to the worker on how much they want to make. I have a guy that comes in part time 4hrs a day and makes $100 and goes home. He produces and is making a killing on top of his day job on another farm. Most Americans cant do this work, I've tried and they quit by day two or dont come back after lunch. I give them monetary Incentives and pay them well, no one wants to do field work anymore. So I guess I'll just pass the added cost to the end consumer.

@@canialee 25 bucks an hour .where do i sign up im serious

Why work 16 dollars an hour on agriculture when u can earn about the same rate in a fast food chain? With air conditioning and maybe some benefits. Even 23 dollars an hour would not convince most people when the heat is so bad. It’d have to be 40 dollars an hour and I can see a good amount of low income people doing this and even then a ton of benefits and greater care. There’d be a break on summer for sure and another on winter, so that’s a lot of lost crops. In the end your 4 dolar pound grapes would cost 8.5 by calculating the doubling in workers pay. There’s simply no reason to work these agriculture jobs when a fast food chain is infinitely better.

@@GerardoNava-b6o clearly mcdonalds is overflated via debt borrowing. As soon as food production falls then mcdonalds prices increase, then workers get fired cos paying $16 to flip burgers aint worth it

You are absolutely correct! Perfectly stated, and thank you!

Have you been a Whole Foods lately? I mostly see white Americans working in these stores and they ain’t earning a living wage, sometimes they have to work three jobs to make ends meet. I’m sure working in Whole Foods is a better job than being in the scorching sun all day picking fruits and veggies. Yet, these immigrants make it work on the little they earn. The point remains, you could make wages be 50 an hour, most Americans don’t want to do this. The only work most Americans want to do is wake up and touch a screen or unbox a product.

Americans 'can'. The difference is, they don't have to. The taxpayer-funded government will pay them even if they don't work.

@@EnronnSierra They don't "make it work" as most of them live in squalid conditions. The only thing keeping their families from starving to death is welfare from white taxpayers.

Most of them don’t live in squalid conditions, thats just a generalization. Why would you leave squalid conditions to go live in the same conditions? Their lives are not perfect in the US and I have communicated with many who make a life in the US. Also, to say its welfare and ‘white tax payers’ immediately proves which camp you are in. I pay taxes too, and I am not white, in fact, thank you for reminding me, because I need to call IRS Thursday about the 600 dollars they promised to give me back after the ‘dead cycle’. I live in a city where if you look in the parks and tents, the vast majority are white. I was at the bust stop recently and two young white men were waiting on a bus too, one in sweat pants with no underwear on and syringes peeking out of his back pack with macaroni and cheese from Panera bread. What exactly caused these two white young men to go that path? You wanna bet if they were asked to go pick Asparagus like these hard working immigrants they would jump at the chance? Yet, my taxes is contributing to the 200 million each year spent on homeless services for these poor able bodied young white boys to hang out at bus stops with used syringes and sores all over.

They're homeless with no jobs not bcuz of what they're paying it's bcuz they're just plain lazy

What's the truth?

@@sandrarodriguez5602 she doesn't know the truth. Bonnie is just virtue signaling.

Hi sweetie, how are you doing?

For being exploited? And you think you're on the good side?

Thing is we need to make vegetables more accessible to combat obesity in this nation.

Bravo my friend.

You that pubg guy from insta 😀👍🏻

14 $ is better I make less than that a day in kenya

Would be much more expensive for food, that's for sure. Restaurants would go belly up - nobody would be able to afford to eat out.

@@milfordcivic6755 so what? you don't have a right to exploited illegal labor.

@@milfordcivic6755 That's what they said about slavery in 1862 before the War of Northern Aggression. "If we get rid of slavery no one will be able to afford clothes".

Get rid of some of the middle men, create co-ops that sell directly to canning companies, to restaurants and to individuals. Farmers get only pennies of the dollar for the food in the stores.

@@tysonreuter5788 all immigration must be legal not illegal.

I don't think he himself understands that.

@@garotadagavea I totally agree with you.

Esmeralda Maya, exactly! I've taught in Title 1 public schools for well over 25 years, and know personally hundreds of families and individuals who have done as yourself, which I salute and give you much respect for that and for being a productive member in America! Thank you and GOD Bless!

@@staralioflundnv Thank you for such a nice appreciation!

@@esmeraldamaya8027 --All the BEST to you, Esmeralda!

What us wrong with that ? Belive They would still have an endless pool of workers from migrents.

And that's a bad thing?

Yes, this farmer understands that he can turn a bigger profit if he uses non-permanent, low wage, migrant workers, and doesn't have to pay workers compensation, unemployment, or healthcare benefits.

I don't mind paying more for food. I like safety over cheap food.

He stated they pay $16 per hour. I think that's pretty good for a job that does not require education.

Hi, how are you doing?

forget the respect and gratitude, give em good pay and benefits