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Immigrant Farm Labor in the U.S.

Since 2002, the number of immigrants coming to the U.S. to work in agriculture has dropped by 75%. In California, one survey found that 56% of farmers were unable to hire enough workers. Increasingly, potential foreign workers are staying put in their home countries and working in places like call centers.

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