Did you know that US farms are moving to Mexico?

Question

How can we stop this?

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/04/america/export.php

U.S. farmers go where workers are: Mexico

"Farmers are renting land in Mexico," Feinstein said. "They don't want us to know that."

She predicted that more American farmers would move to Mexico for the ready work force and lower wages. Feinstein favored a measure in the failed immigration bill that would have created a new guest worker program for agriculture and a special legal status for illegal immigrant farm workers.

In the past, some Americans have planted south of the border to escape spiraling land prices and to ensure year-round deliveries of crops they can produce only seasonally in the United States. But in the past three years, Nassif and other growers said, labor uncertainties have become a major reason why more farmers have shifted to Mexico.

Answer 1

Yeah I have actually seen companies down here clearing up more land to move these farms too. The agriculture here is very good and the people do need the work.

Who knows maybe some Americans will come down here to work since every once is complaining about immigrants stealing their jobs.

Answer 2

Yes, the CDC has a team down there right now too hunting for the salmonella that has contaminated tomatoes.

Answer 3

Great, the farmers will make a decent profit and the illegals will stay on their side of the border. It's a win win situation.

Answer 4

No I didn't know.

And we can't stop that, the reason is because people who have business are going to look for what is convenient for them, not to please people who complain about immigrants.

Answer 5

CHAD doesn't want  to do the work that's why! The immigration raids have either deported illegals or scared them from going back to work. So the answer to your question is "AMNESTY"......... We can't rely on CHAD!

Answer 6

Feinstein is an alarmist.

My family owns and operates two large farms. We are profitable, do not have trouble hiring legal  (American) workers, but then we do pay good wages.

That is the difference. We pay for reliable local labor.

The fact is...wages in Mexico have dropped 25 to 30% since the inception of NAFTA. That has increased illegal immigration into the US, with the result of driving down unskilled and blue-collar wages here. Some farmers are trying to take advantage of those low wages, to maximize their profits and not pay decent wages here.

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0425...

The shortage is truly farmers who do not want to pay decent wgaes. Labor is one of the smaller costs of farming (about 6 cents of a dollar consumers spend for produce). Right now, the high cost of fuel is our major concern.

Read this article. It's rather informing.

http://www.cis.org/articles/2007/back907...

Answer 7

Yes we know that a few of the worst corporate growers are moving across the border for one reason. They can pay Mexicans no benefits and hire them cheap and make more money.

I would rather see them do that than hire illegals in the US. So if this keeps illegal Mexicans in Mexico I am all for it.

Answer 8

thats good actually in a way because maybe then it will feed their asses and give them jobs and they will stop invading us

Answer 9

corporation farms....not the American farmer....at least I'm not moving mine, and dont know anyone who is....

Answer 10

No, I didn't.  .  Farms are not moving to Mexico.

Answer 11

yes....its been going on for a while now

but most of america dosent want to believe it.

I guess there "kick illegals out, and that will make more work for americans" theory backfired.

when something like this happends, politicians will make the illegal immigration topic only wispers, then illegals will still cross the border.

this only shows how much illegals actually do matter for the u.s, they will never kick all illegals out, that won't happen as long as americans won't take low minimun wage jobs working under the sun all day

Answer 12

Hopefully they can help feed Mexico! With better quality food and more jobs maybe more Mexicans will stay in Mexico where they belong!