Debate: Could Farms Survive Without Illegal Labor?
If American growers depend on illegal labor, would strict enforcement of immigration laws drive up prices for fruits and vegetables?

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: Farms should use mechanization to reduce costs.
Warrant 0: robots aren't enough to do all the tasks on the farm
Warrant 1: robots are enough to do all the tasks on the farm
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: Growers could replant mechanically harvestable trees.
Warrant 0: the price to harvest trees mechanically isn't too high
Warrant 1: the price to harvest trees mechanically is still too high
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: Farms should use mechanization to reduce costs.
Warrant 0: machines break less than people
Warrant 1: machines break and people don't
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: It would cause an increase in price on farmed goods, but it will be minimal.
Warrant 0: even minimal increases will hurt the farmer's bottom line
Warrant 1: even minimal increases will help the farmer's bottom line
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Farms couldn't survive without illegal labor
Reason: There aren't enough American citizens willing to work on farms.
Warrant 0: there won't be a decrease of farms so that there are enough American citizens to work on them
Warrant 1: there will be a decrease of farms until there are enough American citizens to work on them
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: Farmer's should pay viable wages to American workers despite the higher prices that would result, America's history shows they will do the work.
Warrant 0: those there aren't American workers wanted to work on a farm
Warrant 1: there are American workers wanted to work on a farm
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Farms couldn't survive without illegal labor
Reason: Farms depend on having a supply of unskilled workers who will work seasonal jobs with long hours and bad conditions without advancement opportunities.
Warrant 0: there is no class of Americans who've demonstrated they're okay with long hours and bad conditions
Warrant 1: there are a class of Americans who've already demonstrated they're okay with long hours and bad conditions
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: There are machines that can do the illegal labor.
Warrant 0: those machines are ridiculously expensive
Warrant 1: those machines are rather affordable
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: People would be willing to pay more money for produce picked by US citizens.
Warrant 0: they would not be willing to pay beyond a certain threshold
Warrant 1: they would be willing to pay beyond a certain threshold
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Farms could survive without illegal labor
Reason: There are machines that can do the illegal labor.
Warrant 0: these machines cost is equvilant to illegal labor
Warrant 1: these machines cost over 100 times as much as illegal labor
Correct warrant: 0