February 19, 2010

Farmers, Activists Push for Immigration Reform

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Phil Wagner grows apples, sweet cherries and peaches on his 157-acre Wayne County spread. The retired Army colonel has worked 12 years as a fruit farmer. And none of it would happen without the immigrant labor, mostly Hispanic, who pick that fruit for $9 to $15 an hour, he said. Rochester, N.Y., Democrat and Chronicle

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