Companies could lower grocery store prices if the US passed immigration reform, says a major food CEO: 'It's a crisis out here in terms of labor availability'
One food CEO is pointing to an untapped pool of people who could help businesses ease their labor shortage and lower prices for Americans: immigrants.
Economists have often touted increasing the flow of immigration to previous levels would be one way of addressing the shortage. More workers means the cost of labor is cheaper, which could help make groceries less expensive, as Ford points out. She also tackled the frequently-touted misconception that more immigrants in the US means more competition over jobs, which is"They don't take jobs," Ford said."These jobs are hard.
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