Immigration Crackdown: Georgia Farmers Blame Immigration Law For Lack Of Workers

Something is rotting in Georgia. 

Georgia Farmers Blame Immigration Law For Lack Of Workers : NPR: "In Georgia, farmers have almost everything they need for a successful early harvest, as squash, peppers and peaches are ready for market. But one thing's missing: someone to pick them. Fruit and vegetable farmers blame the state's new immigration reform law, saying it's keeping migrant workers away....

Steven Johnson of South Georgia Produce... says his crop is ripe on the ground — but there aren't enough people to pick it:"We're probably at 30 percent of boxes of produce that we would normally get in the spring season," he says. "And it's there in front of you to be got, and the markets are good, and you can't get it. It's very frustrating. "

Johnson says the farmers can't find the labor, as workers who normally come up from Florida are afraid to come across the state line because of the new immigration reform law the governor recently signed."