.@KevinNR: tangible & very small step: carry forward my conversation with @agsalesman about his "need" for foreign serf labor. #tcot #ows

RT @24AheadDotCom: .@agsalesman @AgEditor: do either of you have answers to my & @Glaivester 's #immigration questions? If not, what's that…

.@agsalesman @AgEditor: do either of you have answers to my & @Glaivester 's #immigration questions? If not, what's that say? #tcot #ows #p2

RT @24AheadDotCom: .@agsalesman: everyone in US already subsidizes your "cheap" labor, how about we subsidize your harvesting eqpmt instead…

RT @24AheadDotCom: .@agsalesman: all America subsidizes farm labor. Someone making $25k/year w/ two kids in school ($20k/year) isn't paying…

RT @24AheadDotCom: .@agsalesman: so, why don't we subsidize farm labor incrementally more: you hire Americans & we pay them a little extra.…

.@agsalesman: so, why don't we subsidize farm labor incrementally more: you hire Americans & we pay them a little extra. Your costs the same

@24AheadDotCom second, no they won't. I was paying close to 18 dollars per hour, and had no takers. The ones that try aren't any good.

@24AheadDotCom I have far too much at stake to put my harvest operation in the hands of unskilled workers. Harvesting fruit is an art.

.@agsalesman @24AheadDotCom Unskilled workers can be taught. How about we subsidize training then?

.@agsalesman @24AheadDotCom Then let's train them.

.@agsalesman @24AheadDotCom Also, it's not as if only way to transition to more American labor is all at once.

.@agsalesman @24AheadDotCom Nor does it have to be all or nothing; issue is not eliminating foreign labor, but encouraging more American.

.@agsalesman: all America subsidizes farm labor. Someone making $25k/year w/ two kids in school ($20k/year) isn't paying any of that. #gop

@24AheadDotCom first off, you have no idea what you're talking about. My employees make far more than that. They, and I, pay taxes on wages

.@agsalesman: everyone in US already subsidizes your "cheap" labor, how about we subsidize your harvesting eqpmt instead? What'll that cost?

@24AheadDotCom I'd love to know how your think you're subsidizing my labor force. We all pay our taxes.

@24AheadDotCom furthermore, this isn't just something you fix like that...my guys don't just harvest, they trim trees, maintenance, ect

.@agsalesman @24AheadDotCom You think farm workers are not net recipients of social services, esp. if they have families?

.@agsalesman: all America subsidizes farm labor. Someone making $25k/year w/ two kids in school ($20k/year) isn't paying any of that. #tcot