That’s probably true. But do you think the majority of the young folks (or even millennials) in this country have the gumption to do those jobs? They’d have to get off their phones for 8 hours and I don’t think they can do it. A lot of them ( and most of our elected officials) don’t understand what it takes to produce the food we eat. It just magically appears in the grocery store.
Don’t get carried away. You know he’s correct that there are a ton of people out there who don’t want to work. Too used to welfare and food stamps. And they dang sure aren’t going to do the jobs that I mentioned. Some who can’t work deserve and need help but there are many on the rolls that don’t and are taking advantage of the system.
It really is sad. We’ve encountered people in our restaurants (although we don’t keep them around for very long) who “can’t” work more than a certain number of hours per pay period or they’ll lose their benefits. Even though they would make more money working full-time than they do with part-time pay and government assistance combined, they would rather work only 15–20 hours a week to ensure they still qualify for benefits. I honestly find that mentality disgusting and believe it’s a microcosm of a lot of the issues that we’re facing right now.
One question about the temporary visas though. I have a feeling that’s not all farm workers. There are a ton of folks from India and Asia working over here on work visas in the tech arena all over the country. Got a significant number right here in Shelby County working at the FEDEX Tech Center for example.
It would be interesting to see how many are from Mexico. Not sure they can compare it to the number of illegals picking crops that come and go. It used to be pretty common in Yuma, AZ for example for many folks to come over from Mexico, pick all day and go home to Mexico every night. With the new rules, I don’t know if they still allow that or not.
