Guebert: U.S. Labor Dept — Less pay means more farm employees. No, really

Guebert: U.S. Labor Dept — Less pay means more farm employees. No, really

Earlier this year, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Senate and House's self-described "exclusive" research and analysis group, "estimated 680,000 farmworkers are illegal immigrants and make up 35% of the [U.S.] agricultural workforce." That group is a "larger percentage than U.S. citizens (27%), foreign guest workers (16%) or non-citizens with authorization to work in the U.S. (22%)." It's also the ag employee group hardest hit by t…