Stop the rhetoric about how bad the American farmer is. Get back to immigration reform!

And please, for once get the facts straight.

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Particularly one as vitally important important as immigration as it relates to agriculture.

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Thank you,

Angelo Mancuso
Director

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When it comes to agriculture in particular we need immigration reform that allows America's farmers to hire farmworkers to do jobs most Americans won't do. AND FARMERS WANT A LEGAL SYSTEM TO DO HIRE THESE WORKERS!

The wages being paid by farmers in the current legal H2A system averages $9.50 per hour and includes housing for the immigrant worker. It also includes transportation to and from their home country, visas, paperwork, transportation while they are working in the US, etc.

America's farmers are already willing to pay a premium for workers WHO WANT TO WORK. So this is not about slave wages, an argument most try to use.

Additionally there are NO subsidies for specialty crops which includes ALL fruits and vegetables. The American Farmer has to also compete with third world countries selling produce in the American market.

Agriculture is a global business and a global marketplace.

It should also be noted that there will ALWAYS be a need for hand labor for the picking of fruits and vegetables. The plants mature at varying rates and are picked as many as 15 times before the plant is through bearing fruit.

What will the rural communities do to support their economy when farmers go out of business? What businesses will replace them? Who will support the tax bases in these communities when the farmers are gone?

We all need to appreciate the American farmer and all they do. Before it's to late.

The biggest question of all is, what will the United States do in 30 years if China becomes THE world's superpower and puts a trade embargo on us that includes food?

Angelo Mancuso
Director

http://www.americanharvestmovie.com