The Agricultural Guest Worker Program

Citizens in the U.S. spend less money on food and fiber than anywhere else in the world, and our farmers still produce enough to help feed and clothe the rest of the world as well.  Much of this success depends on an immigrant workforce who work for lower wages than americans, fewer benefits, and in worse conditions that U.S. workers would prefer.  

On the other side of the argument, there are 11.5 million immigrant workers in the U.S. and only 500,000 of those have gone through the legal rout to become a guest worker.  The other 11 million are here illegally.  There are 14 million AMERICANS currently without employment.  Ending the guestworker program could virtually end unemployment int he US if Americans would do these jobs.  

Please vote in our poll and let us know where you stand on this controversial issue. Is the agricultural guest worker program helping or hurting our U.S. Economy?