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Farmers who last year began to feel the pinch of a labor shortage that left them scrambling to find workers to pick their crops in time say this year is shaping up to be even worse, as the number of Mexicans crossing the border in search of work continues to decline.

A combination of factors including immigration crackdowns, an aging Mexican population and improved prospects at home may actually have reversed the flow of migrant workers to the United States, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.[…] Continue Reading »