Georgia’s Criminals to Replace Immigrant Farm Workers in Fields
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal wants criminals to pick berries and peaches because of a farm-labor shortage being blamed on the state’s new law cracking down on illegal immigrants.
A state survey released yesterday reported that more than 11,000 agricultural jobs stand vacant during the height of the state’s fruit and vegetable picking season. Some of Georgia’s 100,000 probationers, of whom 25 percent are unemployed, can help, he said.