Some Alabama farmers cut back crops, citing illegal immigration crackdown

[4th law of robotics]

9. The problem isn't that they will now have to pay a higher wage

it's that other farmers in other states (that they are directly competing with) won't have to pay that higher wage.

If all farm laborers got 20+ dollars per hour that would lead to a slight increase in food costs and that's about it. Not much of a net change for the farm owners.

However if some farmers have to pay that and others can pay 5 bucks per hour then the first group will go out of business.

That's what we're witnessing now: near slave wages in some states whereas others have to pay more.