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Re:Alabama immigration: crops rot as workers vanish to avoid... by BrandonMarc on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @06:55PM (#13648477)
... rise to a level that reflects a fair and honest competitive market, as opposed to one where the labor pool has two populations following two sets of rules. Sounds like progress to me.
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Re:Alabama immigration: crops rot as workers vanish to avoid... by myowncrapulence on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @07:32PM (#13648699)
Yep and people will buy the cheaper produce from South American markets boosting the economy down there.

Similar to how people buy Chinese manufactured products in Wal-Mart then complain about manufacturing being overseas.

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Re:Alabama immigration: crops rot as workers vanish to avoid... by BrandonMarc on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @12:11PM (#13653513)
Sounds good to me.

* consumers would be paying a fair price with rational decision-making

* there would be "made in the usa" marketing for local / national produce

* voters would look much more carefully at minimum wage increases

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Re:Alabama immigration: crops rot as workers vanish to avoid... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @09:09PM (#13649143)
Tariffs.
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