also i dont know where and when but i remember seeing a video of agricultural landlords (i dont know what the fuck they're called, farmer doesnt conjure the right image) begging congress to do something about exactly this problem already: they need workers from mexico to work their lands but the US govt makes it hard for them to recruit people. the video was from the early 20th century, like 1920 or something.

and we're still stuck in the exact same spot a century later