Feds scrutinize dairy farms in sweep for illegal aliens

I come from a farming community and can tell you there are plenty of Americans who'll do these tough jobs, but simply can't live on the poverty wages these businessmen wish to pay and set by the market in human trafficking of impoverished laborers. The next thing they'll complain about is when the poor illegals are amnestied and must be paid fair wages and provided with benefits. These fellows are exploiting illegal immigrants.

And breaking the law to make a buck doesn't make most Americans very sympathetic to their plight. Among the few things this administration has gotten right is going after these law-breaking businesses. Keep up the good work!

What is the argument here? every single alien "BROKE THE LAW!" Our Government, past & present, Republican & Democrat, have allowed the invasion of 20 to 30 million criminals and uneducated peons which is the largest invasion of any Nation, at any time, by any means & in direct violation of Article IV, Section IV of our Constitution.

This refusal to abide by our Constitution or enforce our Immigration Laws should be classified as Treason of the most foul kind, & as grounds for impeachment & trials for Treason!

Not only have they allowed the invasion, they force American tax payers to pay Billions on Billions of dollars to provide Welfare, Prison cells, Educate the invaders numerous children, and free medical care, at the same time the invading horde break numerous laws and massive document fraud, & are destroying our schools, hospitals, communities, culture and standard of living while Robbing, Raping, Killing & Assaulting American Citizens WAKE UP PEOPLE!

Doesn't it shame you to turn a blind eye to the fact that the CDC pinpointed the origin and propagation of the Mexican Swine Flu to a village in Mexico and that that nation has done everything in its power to disavow any responsibility for its origins or its uncontrolled propagation, claiming it is "racism" to even mention it.. Did the Chinese claim racism when the Hong Kong Flu broike out ? Did the Filipinos claim racism when the the Filipino Flu broke out? Did the Spaniards (yes there is a Hispanic country called Spain) when there was a world pandemic in 1918 which killed up to 100 million people , claim racism. The answer to all that is No!
Mexico is a dysfunctional, corrupt "failed state" that refuses to take any responsibility for its government and citizens actions. Have some shame and admit these things.

I agree with farmer John Roberts -there are too many lazy Americans who are not willing to work long hours or weekends - it's much easier for them to live on public assistance, food stamps, subsidized housing, etc. than to go out there and actually WORK for a living. Maybe if our government cracked down on this issue, we would not have an immigration problem.

To comment 1920. Are you aware that the work visas administred under the USCIS H2-A Program has been effect for the past 20 years and there is no "cap" on the numbers of real "guest" Ag workers allowed to enter to work America's farmlands. . Unscrupulous agribusiness and "some" farmers would rather not be on the radar with the feds by using H2-A visas for purel;y economic reasons. The farmer can pay less, doesn't have to cover health and comp costs and never has to worry about labor organizing. Its more profitable if their workers are illegal.
Now we have a scheme by Diane Feinstein Sen from CA who has been pushing the AGJOBS legislation in the Senate. It calls for a five year visa for ag workers to be followed by permanent residency to be followed by citizenship. This is nothing less than a mini Amnesty. We had a amnesty for Ag workers in 1986 under Ronald Ragan's auspice. Here we are in 2009 and 20 million illegal aliens later and the same ignorant people like you are asking why we don't have a Ag guest worker program. My God, Google it and learn something!

If you could see the filthy hands of the men and women slaudering chickens at the processing plants, You would never eat chicken again. This goes for turkeys too.

to Comment 1920, thank you for the information. Of course I have always considered Dianne Feinstein to be a traitor and having lived in California for most of my life, I've resented the sky high taxes I've had to pay because of corrupt politicians like her. Furthermore, I did not endorse, in any way, the idea that guest workers be allowed to take up permanent residency here, as the traitorous Feinstein suggests. Believe me, I am strictly for Americans first. Illegal immigration as it now works, is nothing more than a huge distribution of wealth scheme of our traitorous leaders, where money goes from, not the rich, but from the middle class, to the poor. It is a ruinous thing for the average American.

I want to add to this conversation the role of NAFTA in bringing illegal workers to the U.S. after the small farmers in the southern region of Chiapas were forced out of their livelihood when the U.S. brought subsidized corn into Mexico. Grown on corporate U.S. farms, it could sell for a fraction of the price that Mexican farmers spent to grow their corn. That's why the one result of the passage of NAFTA was a stream of Mexicans coming into the U.S. to support their families at home. We created this situation, and now we have a responsibility to help solve it.

Mexican workers in Vermont are taking the jobs no one else wants to do. Vermont farmers would rather hire locals, but there haven't been enough folks interested in this sort of work--long hours and hard physical labor out in the elements of nature. Farmers here are housing these workers, taking them shopping, and paying for their health care expenses. Sure, some farmers are certainly taking advantage of the situation, but if you listen to folks who have worked with Mexicans on farms, this isn't the most common story you hear by any means. They want to work hard and have the freedom to come and go in the light of day.

Any Mexican would love to be able to enter and leave our country legally. They live in constant fear of deportation and often cannot even go out even to church or to visit relatives on other farms. A guest worker program would allow Vermont farmers to hire Mexican workers legally.

Our country has a history of immigrants coming here and being willing to do the jobs at the bottom of the ladder. Where would we be without them? Not every immigrant planned to stay in the U.S. and many returned home. Others went on to become leaders and thinkers who helped build our country.