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Lacking Immigrants, Idaho Farmers Employ Prisoners
Originally From New America Media BOISE, Idaho -- Private employers last week began hiring prisoners to plant and harvest potatoes because immigrant workers have left the state in droves, reports Spanish-language news service EFE on Univision. This year, nearly 10 times the number of prisoners employed in 2006 now work in Idaho's agriculture fields, says Lt.
Originally From New America Media BOISE, Idaho -- Private employers last week began hiring prisoners to plant and harvest potatoes because immigrant workers have left the state in droves, reports Spanish-language news service EFE on Univision. This year, nearly 10 times the number of prisoners employed in 2006 now work in Idaho's agriculture fields, says Lt.
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