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Overhaul of Farm Worker Program Proposed Farmers say that it's getting harder to find enough field help to harvest their crops. The Bush Administration has proposed an overhaul of the country's agricultural worker program that would allow more temporary workers into the country.

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Overhaul of Farm Worker Program Proposed

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Sasha Khokha

Overhaul of Farm Worker Program Proposed

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Farmers say that it's getting harder to find enough field help to harvest their crops. The Bush Administration has proposed an overhaul of the country's agricultural worker program that would allow more temporary workers into the country.

Sasha Khokha reports for member station KQED in San Francisco, Ca.