Immigration law already hitting Georgia farmers
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It takes almost 80,000 workers to harvest Georgia’s crops, according to the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Grower’s Association.
A number of these workers are migrants or immigrants, coming from other states or countries to work the fields for a season or two.
But when Georgia House Bill 87, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011, goes into effect Friday, farmers might be hard-pressed to find workers. The Gainesville Times