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Jamo,
My Granddad had 3.5 sections (3.5 sq. miles) of farm land in west Texas,beginning in the 1940's .I now have it.
As you know well,labor is a big concern. I remember as a small kid going to the bus station in town to pick up the "Nationals".They would come up from Mexico,legally,every spring to work the season. After the harvest was done,they went back home to their families .I would see a lot of the same men returning year after year.
A fair percentage of them would show up with little more than the shirt on their backs.My Granddad expected this.He would supply them with work clothes and food until they received their first paycheck.He didn't want nor expect to be repaid.He supplied housing,water,electricity free as well.
I'm sure the Unions had something to do with this program ending.It seemed to work out well for both the farm workers and the farm owners.
I see that the Unions and Dem's are fighting against the guest worker program in the current bill.
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