Right now, we are faced with one of the most important and potentially devastating issues of our time. An issue that, if not addressed carefully, could very well destroy our nation’s ability to produce its own food. At the center of a raging debate in Congress is the fate of our American farms and whether or not we will end up outsourcing most of our food production to countries like China.

There is nothing more critical to the survival of a nation than a secure food supply. It’s not something we should take lightly — and our farms play a key role in producing that supply on a scale large enough to feed our 310 million-plus citizens. Farms are not only at the center of our prized agricultural infrastructure, but they are also at the center of our currently fragile economic ecosystem.

Still, because food is readily stocked on grocery store shelves with millions of Americans enjoying the convenience of restaurants and fast food, we take the role of our 2.2 million farms for granted.

We’re now faced with the prospect of legislation that, if passed in its current form, could literally wipe out the American farm and cause us to rely on other nations for our food supply. While one can appreciate the intentions behind Rep. Lamar Smith’s (R-TX) Legal Workforce Act — which would require employers to use the E-Verify system to ensure that new hires are either American citizens or legal immigrants — the reality is that the legislation, unless modified, will do more harm than good.


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our govt leaders are IMO deliberately destroying the small family farms leaving us with just large "factory" farms where animals are treated with great disrespect and the grain and vegetable crops are poisoned with pesticides.

A very valid point, and so true.
The federal priority is to opresse small free holders and producers to
give effective control t agribiz giant mega farms.

China is steadily buying millions of acres of African farmland, that has not been destroyed by desertification, and driving the local people into refugee camps.
Welcome to the board, Mary V.

Until the shooting starts and some of those (the bankers for one) in control get scared or killed there is nothing we can do about it. If THEY are talking about outsourcing our food it will happen soon! Remember the toxic pet food & toxic baby formula a while back? Just imagine what will happen to our food coming from CHINA! It is bad enough now with all the toxins THEY are engineering into our foods.

Toxic GMO crops, toxic food additives, & poisons in our water and the CRAP from CHINA will make that look like nothing. As long as THEY can make money off of it and keep us under control it does NOT matter what we think!

Vote, HA! That doesn't work.

Contact your politicians. NOPE! All I got was begging for campaign contributions and SPAM email. THEY don't care.

THEY WANT US DEAD!!! Then those left alive will be slaves totally dependent on the system, THEIR SYSTEM!