Wishful thinking vs. reality in Alabama.
Alabama's 13: " Alabama agriculture officials are considering whether prisoners can fill a labor shortage the agency blames on the new state law against illegal immigration. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Deputy commissioner Brett Hall says ... planting season is coming up, and some growers fear most of their workers are gone. The agriculture agency says the new law has caused a chronic labor shortage on Alabama farms.
Prison spokesman Brian Corbett says the state has about 2,000 work-release prisoners, and most already have jobs. Corbett says the prison system isn't the solution to worker shortages caused by the law."
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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