While Republican politicians shamelessly lie about “open borders”, here’s what their voters are dealing with:
In Florida - https://www.yahoo.com/news/floridas-immigration-law-brings-significant-010711141.html
Historically, though, we've had plenty of crews," Conlan said. "In the last year our crew count has been cut in half."
The law requires businesses like his, with 25 or more employees, to check employees' legal status through a database called E-Verify. He says it's cumbersome and puts him at a disadvantage with smaller roofers who don't have that requirement.
"I am not a fan of open borders," Conlan said. "But I am a fan of putting people to work in this community who are contributing to the community. There's got to be a way to get them into this system where they get paid a fair wage, and they pay their fair taxes, and everybody gets back to work
And in Iowa - https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2021/07/23/iowa-farmworker-shortage-immigration-reform-grassley
Jen Sorenson, a spokesperson for Iowa Select Farms, testified before a Senate committee Wednesday that severe labor shortages could lead to the closure of farms and packing plants.
An increasing need for workers in the face of rural population declines cannot be overcome without "foreign-born labor," Sorenson testified.
Current visa programs designed for seasonal agriculture fail to meet the year-round needs of livestock farmers, she said.