Mar 25, 2008
Major Grower Ends Crop, Lacking Workers

Saying the nation’s immigration system is broken, Pennsylvania’s largest grower of fresh-to-market tomatoes announced Monday he will no longer produce the crop because he can’t find enough workers to harvest it. Associated Press




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