And why should they? Thankfully, we now have machines that can do it quicker, without any of the downsides of unrestricted mass immigration. We have all the recipes for tacos etc. as well.

The leftist immigration talking points ALWAYS boil down to “but who will pick our cotton?”

Also the machines don't literally shit in the field on top of our fruits and vegetables

Old habits die hard

I used to do farm labor seasonally, who do these people think did it before they brought in hordes of cheap immigrant labor to undercut local workers, it's a huge excuse to underpay workers not offer insurance or safety equipment and then pocket the difference

Also, this is such a huge fallacy. We have young people, students, etc. if the incentives were right, our own people would absolutely do these jobs. Instead, the incentives are aligned, both on the side of the producers and the migrants to favour cheap migrants labour.

I've never had a taco that was worth it, not even in mexico.

Lots of fruits still need to be handpicked. Strawberries (in fact most berries). Tomatoes should be. No point pretending that stuff is automated when it isn’t. Eventually, sure.

Bonus: The machines don't piss in the fields where they work and don't forget to wash their hands after taking a dump. How many vegetable recalls have we had in the last few decades for unsanitary conditions in the field?

The complaint they constantly have is "but it is expensive equipment so my tomato will cost more" not realizing automation has reduced processing costs in every industry lowering prices for all goods. There is a good reason why we don't harvest grain with a scythe anymore