Luawanna Hallstrom Quotations

We can't pass the costs along. We can't control the market. We don't really have any place to go if wages spiral out of control.

We're hoping to get a guest-worker program through the U.S. Senate in 2006. That would be a good start toward addressing the problem.

The increased enforcement is responsible for the loss of harvest we've seen so far and we will see for the rest of the harvest times in 2006.

A good chunk of our time is being spent on Hill visits, in both the Senate and House, to make sure our needs are understood. We also are holding a press conference and a farmers' market in the Upper Senate Park to showcase farm-fresh produce from all over the United States. We are offering it to anyone who comes to meet farmers and learn about the role we play.