Migrant Measure Worries Michigan Farmers Farm workers by Larry the Biker The Detroit News reports that at least 40,000 migrant farm workers come to Michigan every year, and that Michigan farmers say their crops are on the line because American workers won't harvest them. John Wunsch, farmer and vice president of the Michigan Farm Bureau said "Every time we go to Congress, they say, 'You guys quit crying, there is a guest worker program.' Well, I used it, and it didn't work." John Keeley, director of communications for the Center for Immigration Studies supports strict regulations and says that Australia has demonstrated that mechanized harvesting and higher wages can avoid a heavy influx of illegal immigration. Leelanau County MSU Extension director Jim Bardenhagen says "If farmers charge more for their product to make up for higher wages, cheap foreign produce would take over the market and put local farmers out of business." Read Fear in the fields in the Detroit News Related Areas Northwest Michigan Articles Business Business > Jobs & Employment Community Community > Government Five Things You Need to Know about Michigan Food & Dining Food & Dining > Michigan Grown More Links Latest Michigan news & stories from Absolute Michigan!   Main Michigan News Page Posted/updated Jul 12, 2006 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) Go Back One Page

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