Millions of immigrants want visas: only a lucky few get them

This farmer has to use illegal immigrants because legal workers cannot get the visas they need to come here and work. Many of them apply for the visas but can't get them, so they come in illegally. - - Donna Poisl

by Chris Collins

FRESNO — A decade ago, Vernon ran his Tulare County farm without the help of illegal immigrants. He had plenty of legal workers to keep the packing shed humming, irrigate and harvest the 200 acres of peaches, plums and apricots, and tend to the stuffy, smelly chicken houses.

Today, two-thirds of Vernon's 100-plus seasonal workers are illegal immigrants. He's spent the past several years brushing up on his Spanish, learning one new word a day so he can communicate with his workers.
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