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MCPO Roger Collins
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Current estimate of illegal aliens and asylum seekers is over a million apprehended by year end. Also, the estimate of those additionally crossing the border is around twice that number. Just read that approximately 70% of the agricultural workers are illegals. A labor participation rate of 63%, meaning the availability of 37% for jobs. Plenty of laborers. As to the prisoners, many communities use voluntary prisoner laborers that want to get out and make a few dollars while they are at it. I would not support forced labor.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Can vouch for some of that, see lots of Border Patrol busses around here during harvest times. Somehow think the scale of workers needed to harvest crops goes well beyond the voluntary prison labor pool.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Has to be watched so people aren't abused. Same is true for field workers
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Yes, what stood out to me is that prisoners aren't considered employees, so the potential for abuse seems to be front and center.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
PO3 Donald Murphy
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They are abused anyway. The prison "system" is geared to keep them in.
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SPC Terry Pitman
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You really think you are going to get inmates to do that type of labor? You can't pay them to do it --- how do you expect to "force" them to do it.

Ever notice the"people" get to good to do a particular job ---- harvesting crops, slaughtering animals, collecting eggs. Things that set us above everyone else --- we now farm out those jobs to the lowest bidder. We expect the same results as we had we the American farmer and until this administration that was what we had! This guy lives in South Florida --- he knows the game. It's the same one they play at his golf resorts!!!! You hire the seasonal farm worker. House him and take care of him.
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