You're missing my point

At a local QFC, Red Delicious apples go for about 99 cents a pound. Of that, only about 7 cents represents the cost of labor, said Tom Schotzko, a recently retired extension economist at Washington State University. The rest represents the grower's other expenses, warehousing and shipping fees, and the retailer's markup.

the diarist pointed to $5 per pound produce. actually doubling labor costs by paying a living wage to undocumented aliens, or hiring people at competitive rates, would increase costs a few percent.

saying that produce costs to consumers would skyrocket as a result of not allowing them to abuse undocumented aliens is a republican/agribusiness talking point.