From: Steve Smith [Email him]

This Fake News from CBS about the farmers “labor shortage” is a  complete lie, but it actually made the front page of the Drudge Report:

Trump Threats, Minimum Wage, Overtime Hitting California Farmers Hard

By Shirin Rajaee, May 24, 2017

The fake news narrative: "The state has been struggling with this farm labor shortage issue for years, but it’s gotten to a point where farmers are fed-up."

The truth is out there: Unemployment rate sinks across Central Valley, Central Valley Business Journal, May 20, 2016.

See previous letters from Steve Smith.