Thank you.
I will jump in with my question, because I have limited time.
You noted that you support an open work permit, although you would want to see a sectoral open work permit. Your comment was that if there were a general open work permit, the workers could choose, for example, to work for a grocery store as a cashier. Maybe that's the case, or maybe it isn't, in terms of the competition. Doesn't that raise this question, though? If wage is the issue, shouldn't the employer at the farm increase the wages, so they can attract the workers?
I say this with all sincerity. I come from an immigrant family. Our whole family immigrated here. We had permanent residence status. When my mother first went to work, she went out and worked as a farm worker. She made $10 a day to support a family of eight. That is the reality. You're right. After two years, she got some work experience and then moved to the next stage as a minimum-wage worker—a dishwasher at a restaurant—until she retired at 65.
You're right. People look for better opportunities as they gain more experience. Doesn't that raise the whole point that you, as an employer, need to have good working conditions as well as competitive wages, in order to attract the workers and retain them?