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After Immigration Crackdown, Farms Lack Workers

Shortage Could Mean Consumers Get Hit With Higher Food Prices

The state of Washington recently produced a commercial aimed at luring the dwindling supply of farm workers away from other states -- promising higher wages and a better lifestyle. Voiced over beautiful landscapes, the narrator says "We want you to know why it's worth taking the long trip to Washington."

Farmers say it's gotten so bad that some could be forced out of business. And what happens on the farm could trickle down -- leading to higher food prices for the consumer.

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