Immigration irony

Take a look at these passages from an article entitled, "Bush, Bronson worried about unpicked oranges":

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Jeb Bush and Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson agreed Monday that it's ironic millions of Florida oranges could waste away due to a shortage of fruitpickers during a national debate over the county's immigration laws.

Orange production in the state could become the lowest since 1992 if the worst projections come true. That year, growers harvested 139.8 million boxes.

"It's interesting that we have this flurry of activity regarding illegal immigrants and all the problems yet we have shortages in critical areas of our state given the growth of our economy," Bush said. "You know obviously we don't want to have fresh oranges that can't be processed during harvesting time."

The citrus season usually ends in late June, but will extend to at least late July this year with juice processors hoping to get as many oranges as possible off trees.
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Growers have reported difficulty finding enough workers. Industry officials say labor supply was tight from the beginning of the season in October, but grew worse by the middle of May when a large segment of the Hispanic labor force seemed to leave the state.

Right. And our solution is to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. (Sigh.)