In today’s Wall Street Journal:
Food Aid Grows in California’s Agricultural Heart
SELMA, Calif. — The combined punch of drought, water restrictions and recession has created an ironic situation in California’s Central Valley: Officials are handing out tons of food in the heart of one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions. …
“There’s never been this kind of need in the Central Valley, ever,” said Dana Wilkie, chief executive of the Fresno food bank. “In some communities, we’re serving 80% of the residents.” …
Talk about a reserve army of labor. And if you don’t believe that farmers are still lobbying for amnesty and increased immigration, see here, here, here, here, etc., etc.






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