Idaho family farm reports worker shortages amid immigration crackdown

A family farm in Idaho reports worker shortages amidst the Trump administration’s immigration crack down. Again and again, we see that American workers do not want these jobs. Has anyone tried to fill those jobs with American workers?

• Experiments like California’s “Take Our Jobs” campaign (2010, by United Farm Workers) invited citizens to try farm work—only 7 persons took jobs, and most quit quickly due to the grind.
• States like Georgia and Washington have offered bonuses ($1,000+) and training, but uptake remains low with less than a 10% domestic fill rate.

Americans, time and time again, show they don’t want these jobs. Tough, physical labor jobs tend to get filled by immigrants, both documented and undocumented. Congress should explore temporary work visas for undocumented workers filling these vital jobs.