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Government

Dec. 30, 2006

Walking an Immigration Tightrope

The battle over immigration reform has moved from Capitol Hill to the fields and factories that rely heavily on immigrant workers.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      VISALIA - Nick Hill drives his gray pickup along a narrow path that cuts across a swath of lemon, orange and tangerine groves, and frowns.
      A 20-year veteran farmer, Hill isn't worried about the size or quality of this year's crop, just who will pick the fruit.
      Like Hill, growers in California's San Joa...

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