In Colorado, crackdowns on illegal immigration have caused a shortage of agricultural labor. So farmers have contracted with the state’s Corrections Department to have prisoners bring in the harvest , at the slave wage of about 60 cents per day.
NY Times story here.
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Hi Jonathan,
Congratulations for the blog, I am finding a lot of good information. I work for an organization that runs campaigns on global issues – avaaz.org – so I will definetly be using your blog to be posted on economic issues.
Good luck and take care,
Graziela