Local Grower Says Business Depends On Illegal Workers. Oceanside, California

“It isn’t surprising that flower grower Michael Mellano employs illegal immigrants. What’s unusual is he freely admits it.

“How can you hide it?” he said. “Who are you trying to kid?”

Mellano, a slender, affable man who moves easily between English and Spanish, estimates 60 percent of workers in the nation’s farms are illegal immigrants. He figures that same percentage applies to his 250 employees.”

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