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Farmers brace for labor shortage under new policy

December 28, 2014 /

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Farmers already scrambling to find workers in California — the nation’s leading grower of fruits, vegetables and nuts — fear an even greater labor shortage under President Barack Obama’s executive action to block some 5 million people from deportation.

Thousands of the state’s farmworkers, who make up a significant portion of those who will benefit, may choose to leave the uncertainty of their seasonal jobs for steady, year-around work building homes, cooking in restaurants and cleaning hotel rooms.

By SCOTT SMITH

Full Story: http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Farmers-brace-for-labor-shortage-under-new-policy-5982037.php

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