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To: David Jones who wrote (33275)	6/12/2005 8:10:37 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Food is less expensive in Australia, yet virtually all of the farm work is done by Australians rather than imported labor. Australian students and others are attracted to temporary farm work during harvest season. Many in professional and government positions today can recall picking broccoli or some similar farm produce when they were in school. California farmers do not find students interested in working on their harvests precisely because they pay too little. They do so because they can - they have undocumented workers from Central America who will accept lower wages. Australia could choose to do this as well, bringing in workers from Indonesia, which is only 60 miles to the north across an ocean strait. But they don't. It would be a very un-Australian thing to do. A place where self-sufficiency is valued and they like to believe "everyone has a fair go" or equal access to advancement opportunities as we might call it. Some Australian cattle and sheep ranches do bring in highly-skilled "cowboys" in on Visa, from Chile particularly. Also young people on "work holidays" "Working on a farm was certainly the highlight of my stay in Australia. Back to basic, that’s what it was. It was excellent as I was used to sitting behind a desk all day." Kate, Great Britain (Work & Travel Company UK) wtci.de .