[Amezarak]

People complaining about illegal immigrants doing farm labor mostly don’t want you to simply give them paperwork making them legal, they want the pipeline of migrant labor restricted so labor prices are forced to rise enough to make the jobs worthwhile for citizens. I’ve noticed this is a common disconnect.

[fwipsy]

What wage would they have to pay you to pick berries? I suspect it's cheaper to automate these jobs (developing the tech to do so as necessary) rather than raising wages so US citizens take the job. These really aren't desirable jobs by US standards, and automation is already underway.

Edit: I acknowledge that you're just explaining a viewpoint and you don't necessarily hold it.

[throwaway85825]

Current labor costs are too low preventing the necessary investment in automation.