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The apple harvest is here, but help was slow in coming. Are tighter immigration rules to blame or a tighter job market? Either way, Michigan’s growers are hard-pressed for help.
“Ocanas is not alone. Michigan is the third-largest producer of apples in the U.S. behind New York and Washington. And farmers here have for generations relied on migrants at picking time. This year the help was slow in coming. And though many farmers wonder whether the controversy over immigration laws and increased border security are to blame, officials say there is no deliberate slowdown involved.
“I can tell you that we have seen a very large increase in demand” for the special work visas migrants use, said Janelle Hironimus, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department.”
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