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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “Guess what happens when there's a shortage of the thing, of…”

Featuring: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic | U.S. House Florida, District 25

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April FL-25 Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 37:42

People who pass a background check and they're willing to work in agriculture, you know, for five or ten years, they can, they can then get a pathway to lawful permanent residency or to citizenship. Guess what happens when there's a shortage of the thing, of the farm products that we need, when we have fewer employees to be able to make sure that they're brought to market. The prices go up. The prices are going to go up. And, you know, I see that we've seen a couple comments about the cost of blueberries going up, you know, $2 a pint. (37:42–37:55)

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Asserts that a shortage of farm workers leads to increased prices for farm products.

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