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Tags: border, Mexico
“With thousands of temporary workers needed for the fast-approaching cherry harvest, some in the state’s fruit industry worry that President Bush’s plans to secure the U.S.-Mexican border could create labor shortages.
Tens of thousands of workers are used in Washington orchards and fields each year to pick and process a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Many of those workers come from Mexico annually.
“The concern is that there won’t be enough resources in place to address the immigration or guest-worker program needs when the border is closed,” said Kirk Mayer, manager of the Washington Growers Clearinghouse.”
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