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Alabama's Ag. Industry Feels The Pinch Of The State's New Immigration Law

By Ryan Vasquez

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Tuscaloosa, AL – It's been over a month since portions of Alabama's strict new immigration law went into effect. One state industry feeling the pinch is agriculture. Skilled farm workers have left the state in droves over fears of being detained as illegal immigrants. The state is currently trying to use unemployed workers to help fix the labor drain, but farmers still aren't happy. Alabama Public Radio's Ryan Vasquez has more on an issue that could cripple the state's agriculture industry in the coming years.

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