It seems as though Oklahoma and Arizona aren't the only ones enacting strict immigration laws.
Both Alabama and Georgia have recently enacted laws that are similar to those in Oklahoma and Arizona. The law in Arizona, in particular, makes it illegal to,"...knowingly transport, harbor, or rent property to illegal aliens...", which sounds just like what I have read about the immigration laws in Oklahoma and Arizona.
Both of the laws in Alabama and Georgia have had a devastating effect on the states' economies. Many workers have disappeared in fear of the new laws and their consequences. In Georgia farmers are left short of a whopping 11,000 workers! Contractors and farmers are both losing money, and some have even begun doing grocery shopping for some of their workers in desperation. Many crops will go to waste because there are no workers to pick them. According to many employers American laborers were not reliable or simple quit after the first day. Also, rebuilding after tornadoes in Alabama has been slowed because of lack of workers.
Alabama came up with a solution to help farmers pick crops on time. They sent prisoners to help pick crops and do other labor that needed to be done. However, apparently Americans who have chosen a life of crime simply don't have the same work ethic as Guatemalan immigrants who walked 500 miles through the desert to feed their families. (I digress, I stole that from The Colbert Report)
Both Alabama and Georgia have recently enacted laws that are similar to those in Oklahoma and Arizona. The law in Arizona, in particular, makes it illegal to,"...knowingly transport, harbor, or rent property to illegal aliens...", which sounds just like what I have read about the immigration laws in Oklahoma and Arizona.
Both of the laws in Alabama and Georgia have had a devastating effect on the states' economies. Many workers have disappeared in fear of the new laws and their consequences. In Georgia farmers are left short of a whopping 11,000 workers! Contractors and farmers are both losing money, and some have even begun doing grocery shopping for some of their workers in desperation. Many crops will go to waste because there are no workers to pick them. According to many employers American laborers were not reliable or simple quit after the first day. Also, rebuilding after tornadoes in Alabama has been slowed because of lack of workers.
Alabama came up with a solution to help farmers pick crops on time. They sent prisoners to help pick crops and do other labor that needed to be done. However, apparently Americans who have chosen a life of crime simply don't have the same work ethic as Guatemalan immigrants who walked 500 miles through the desert to feed their families. (I digress, I stole that from The Colbert Report)
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