When lawmakers make laws, they sometimes don't seem to care how it will hurt their people. - - Donna Poisl
By Kate Brumback and Ray Jenry, ASSOCIATED PRESS
LYONS, GA. — Signs point to an exodus in Vidalia onion country. Fliers on a Mexican storefront advertise free transportation for workers willing to pick jalapeños and banana peppers in Florida and blueberries in the Carolinas. Buying an outbound bus ticket now requires reservations.
Illegal immigrants and their families who harvest southeast Georgia's trademarked sweet onions are considering leaving rather than risking deportation in the wake of a law signed by Gov. Nathan Deal targeting illegal workers.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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