Click on the headline to watch the VIDEO showing this farmer and his story. - - Donna Poisl
from Huff Post Denver
John Harold, an Olathe Sweet Corn farmer in Colorado's Montrose County, thought hiring workers to pick corn this season would be a cakewalk. Given high unemployment rates, Harold decided to hire more local workers instead of hiring legal Mexican immigrants on federal H2A visas.
According to the Montrose Daily Press, however, the positions have been difficult to fill.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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