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While we were sleeping, the enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat. Matthew 13:25 Archibald Bard ICQ 83834746 TO KEEP THE PEACE, KEEP YOUR PIECE! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:22 AM Subject: PICK LETTUCE-$280/HR? > > WONDER OF WONDERS - TUCSON CITIZEN PUBLISHED GLENN'S LETTER > EXPOSING FALSEHOOD OF $5 LETTUCE! > > OR, WANT TO MAKE $280 PER HOUR? > > http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/opinion/1_1_02letters.html > > The Tucson Citizen > 1.1.01 > > Lettuce wouldn't cost $5 a head > Re: The Dec. 26 editorial, "The right way to battle illegal immigration." > > Your editorial rightly points to worksite enforcement as a vital element in the > effort to stop illegal immigration. However, your inference that lettuce might > cost $5 a head if we enforced our laws defeats your purpose. > > Before employing a fear tactic favored by open-borders advocates, why not ask > yourself how much of the cost of a head of lettuce goes to pay field workers? > According to the University of California, the cost is about 22 cents to grow and > harvest a head of lettuce. Of that, about 15 cents goes for farm labor. If we > doubled the wages of farm workers, the cost of a head of lettuce would increase by > 15 cents - even less if labor-saving machines are justified. > > For labor costs to force lettuce to $5 per head, farmers would have to pay field > workers $280 an hour. At that rate, it would be the kind of work "every American > would want to do." > > The problem with illegal immigration is not that labor costs too much; it is that > growers compete in a commodity market. If one grower can outdo another by using > illegal labor, then his profits will increase. Inevitably, all growers must do the > same thing to survive. As recent studies show, illegal immigration is driving down > the wages of millions of Americans, while at the same time increasing their taxes. > > To stop this downward spiral, we must control the borders and police the worksite > as well. > > - GLENN SPENCER <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
