Migrant workers are an important part of our economy.
Without them, prices of produce in our supermarkets would have doubled. If
Americans are not willing to do it, we will be forced to import our produce
from overseas and that added costs in transportation will also increase prices.
The majority of migrant workers come from Mexico and many
of them already have skills in agriculture. They know the best way to harvest
different fields and that brings efficiency. After all, who wants to be under
the sun or rain any longer than they have to.
Almost all of them are attracted by the pull factor of
making more money compared to what they used to make in their home country.
Some worked to send money home to their families, some came to make money so
they can go back and buy their own land for farming. Whatever the reasons are,
they resemble the reasons Europeans migrated to North
America during the colonial period. Everyone wanted a better life
for their families.
No comments:
Post a Comment