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Compliance. in general, the visa system doesnt work. we have whats called an h 2 a visa which is for temporary farmwork. so it works for the fruit and vegetable sector of agriculture, but it doesnt work for the year round part of agriculture. so for dairy, which is a seven day a week, 365-day a year job, to bring a person in on an h 2 a visa, it doesnt work. coming up, signs of hostility in rural minnesota. >> so if a couple migrant workers go in there to have a beer, what would happen? >> its...

Do the work and we talk about them being immigrants, not a lot of people want to hear that. if we dont have the workers to produce the food here in the united states, the food is going to be produced somewhere else. >> the reality is much of this workforce on these farms is made up of undocumented immigrants. >> you can go and google this. its not a secret that 50-70% of farmers in the united states are undocumented. there just arent the people out there that are willing to come and do the farm ...

Visa which is a visa for temporary farm work. so it works for the fruit and vegetable sector of agriculture, but it doesnt work for the year-round part of agriculture. so for dairy, which is a 7-day a week 365 day a year job to bring a person in on an h2a visa, it doesnt work. >> coming up, signs of hostility in rural minnesota. >> so if a couple migrant workers go in there to have a beer, what would happen? >> its not good. >> how they live in north central and western iowa. [ speaking foreign ...

Farmers in the united states are undocumented. there just arent the people out there that are willing to come and do the farm work. >> i know this is a delicate question and it puts you in a tough spot. do you know how many undocumented immigrants you have working for you right now? >> so heres what ill say. we do the best that we can here on our dairy to make sure that were legal and in compliance. ♪ >> in general, the visa system doesnt work. we have whats called an h 2 a visa which is a vis...