US - workers and guests

Tougher US immigration control has been a vote winner for the Republicans in California but the result has been trouble getting the fruit harrvest in in the Central Valley as some surveys say 90% of the workers there are illegal. It's not just that the border is harder to cross though, a booming construction industry offers work that is a step up from the hot fields and pays more. While the farms pay low wages US workers are unlikely to fill the gap so there are moves for a government scheme to bring 'guest workers' in with the prospect of citizenship on offer after 6 years in agriculture. more from the LA Times...