Georgia Immigration Law Hits Farmers Hard

Townhall Staff

Jun 24, 2011 10:48 AM Jun 24, 2011

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A massive labor shortage stemming from passage of an immigration law in the state of Georgia has left crops rotting in fields, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist.

"After enacting House Bill 87, a law designed to drive illegal immigrants out of Georgia, state officials appear shocked to discover that HB 87 is, well, driving a lot of illegal immigrants out of Georgia," writes the newspaper's Jay Bookman.

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