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Immigration Reform and Its Impact on the Economic Landscape of Farms on Long Island, New York

Team. Consultants:Judith Brink-DrescherDawn FordeGail GreenwoodDanny HarrisonBrandon HerlihyEdward KwongGiselle LopezMerle Paul-Barton. ProfessorsLeo Giglio, PhDBruce Haller, Esq.ContributorsJoe Gergela, LIFBBob Hokanson, NYFBDale Moyer

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Immigration Reform and Its Impact on the Economic Landscape of Farms on Long Island, New York

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    1. Immigration Reform and Its Impact on the Economic Landscape of Farms on Long Island, New York Dowling School of Business MBA Program In cooperation with the Long Island Farm Bureau August 18, 2008

    2. Team Consultants: Judith Brink-Drescher Dawn Forde Gail Greenwood Danny Harrison Brandon Herlihy Edward Kwong Giselle Lopez Merle Paul-Barton Professors Leo Giglio, PhD Bruce Haller, Esq. Contributors Joe Gergela, LIFB Bob Hokanson, NYFB Dale Moyer & Tom Maloney, Cornell University Long Island Farmers

    3. Agenda Survey Objective Methods Used Survey Results Perceptions Economic Models Conclusions Q & A

    4. Survey Objective 8 MBA Students developed a survey to determine the following: Gain a demographic snapshot Determine Economic impact on lack of reform Validate/Negate existing research

    5. Methods Used Primary Data Collection 24-question survey mailed out to 297 LIFB members Follow up phone calls for additional remarks Case Studies Secondary Data Collection Scholarly Research Economic Census Data Farm Bureau Data Newspapers & Websites Public Opinion Polls

    6. Survey Results Survey & Case Study Summary Findings

    7. Overall Survey Response Rate

    8. 1) How long has your farm been in business?

    9. (4) Geographically, where are your crops and/or products primarily sold and/or distributed?

    10. (8) What is the total number of manual laborers employed at peak season on your farm?

    11. (14) Which best describes the wages per hour a laborer earns?

    12. (9) How difficult is it to find manual labor?

    13. (16) In your view, how difficult would it be in the next 3 years for your business to recruit new manual laborers if there is little or no immigration reform?

    14. (15) What percentage of your manual labor workforce could you currently lose (without replacement) and still be able to operate your farm at a minimum capacity?

    15. (17) What would happen if you could not sustain your business due to a lack of immigration reform?

    16. Open-Ended Survey Questions Questions 21-24

    17. (21) If given the option to speak to Congress, what key point would you want emphasized regarding employment issues on Long Island ?

    18. (22) Please give your opinion of what the impact would be to your business if current immigration policies are not reformed in the near future and there are tightened regulations on guest workers

    19. (23) Please give your opinion of what the impact of no reform and tighter regulations on guest workers would mean on Long Island

    20. Question 24 Additional Comments

    21. Perceptions Perceptions are reality Based on political/societal beliefs Seven common perceptions emerged Four largely disputed by scholarly research, agricultural experts and farmers Three yielded mixed results

    22. Perceptions Largely Disputed by Research & Farmers

    23. Perceptions with Mixed Results

    24. Case Study Findings In addition to the surveys… We conducted phone interviews with board members and affiliated local and state agricultural groups The intention was to accumulate additional primary data. The end result was 9 case studies.

    25. Breakdown of the 9 Case Study Contributors: 6 Farmers Also board members of the LIFB 2 owned wineries 4 were owners of a combination of fruit, vegetables, nurseries and a greenhouse 2 contributors were from Cornell University 1 was a board member from the NYFB

    26. Case Study Analysis Common Threads

    27. Case Study Analysis Common Threads Cornell & the NYFB Reported Significant changes in labor needs in recent years Farmers are incorporating different crops Diversification is on the rise

    28. Consultants’ Economic Model (Impact on Long Island) (Question 15) What percentage of your manual labor workforce could you currently lose (without replacement) and still be able to operate your farm at a minimum capacity? 60% of you responded that you could not afford to lose any workers Additionally, 28% of you could not afford to lose 1-15% of your workforce

    29. Agricultural Revenues On Long Island Most Recent NY State Fact Sheet New York State: $3.1 Billion Suffolk County: $201 Million

    30. Consultants’ Economic Model (Impact on Long Island)

    31. Effect on Other New York Industries

    32. Potential Impact on Suffolk County

    33. Indirect Costs Increased housing development Increased Congestion & Pollution Subsequent decreased QOL

    34. Conclusion Where we are currently and what’s next…

    35. Conclusion Projected outcomes of agricultural experts and the consultants are consistent with LI farmers Objective of LIFB project, establish what the economic impact could be on Long Island What’s Next? Automation? H2A visa reform? Change…

    36. Questions? Thank you for your time!

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