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Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Farm work is a lot different today than it was 30 or 40 years ago. Back in the '80s and '90s, it wasn't uncommon for kids in rural communities to do farmwork like picking berries.

Fast forward to today and that would never happen. Farmers have very exacting standards and require very high productivity standards that only skilled adult laborers can meet. They're not going to hire kids or other Americans.

This reporter did a good job capturing just how fucking difficult farmwork is:

https://youtu.be/Yg3WFt72RM8?si=_P4GIFppISGNVvZU