Who’s doing farm work?
A majority, 56%, are from Mexico. According to Pew, 4% of illegal aliens are farm workers, and illegal aliens account for 24% of all farm workers. According to a Zogby poll, 78% of U.S. citizens consider Mexicans hard working and 42% consider them honest. In the same poll, only 26% of Mexican citizens consider U.S. citizens hard working, and only 16% consider them honest.
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