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Deal: Farmers should hire probationers
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ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said Tuesday that farmers who complain that a crackdown on illegal immigrants has scared off their workforce should hire people on probation to work the fields. The Republican governor offered his provocative solution after reviewing a voluntary, unscientific survey that showed roughly 11,000 open jobs in the state's agricultural economy.