"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:57:06 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:32:57 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Upscale NY..now there is a hotbed of illegal aliens. Oh **** yes.

The Finger Lakes are beautiful this time of the year, arent they?

So...it appears you have confirmed my comments on needing to get out a
bit more. Pity.

I see. You think the crops here jump off the plants into the boxes by
themselves. What percentage of the workers are legal vs illegal?

Crops come off the plants in New York the same way they do in
California. By machine or by hand. Here in California...most of the
workers are legal. Percentage wise..probably 70/30 legal to illegal.
ICE and the State have been fairly proactive. On the other hand..small
business outside of agriculture makes up the majority of illegal labor.
Everything from sweat shops to plating shops to yard service and day
labor. And a large majority of some of those industries are comprised of
illegals. Illegals with false ID.

The ratio is about 50/50 here. But, you knew that.

In upstate New York? Why would I pay any attention to Upstate New Yorks
illegal alien problem, specificly?

Gunner

Because earlier, you said this:

Do either of you buffoons actually live where there is an illegal
workforce? You twits sound like a pair of Beltway or northwestern
upscale yuppies who cant find your ass with either hand. Either in
college, living with mommy and daddy, or working in some job that
seldom gets your hands dirty.

....which implies that I knew nothing about how produce gets to market.

You later implied that you knew something about agricultural workers here.