May 7, 2008
Farmers Say State Choking off Supply of Foreign Workers

An attempt by the state Labor Department to increase the number of Puerto Ricans working on New York farms is leaving some farms short of workers and could threaten this year’s harvests, farm officials and lawmakers said Tuesday. poughkeepsiejournal.com


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