Thank you for reporting the problems that growers in the Vale are likely to face at harvest time because of the reduction in the number of seasonal agricultural workers coming from abroad (Concern about seasonal workers rule change, Evesham Journal, April 24, 2008).
Those seasonal workers who are able to come will make a valuable contribution to the local economy. I do hope that they will feel welcome here.
I get very upset by hostility towards immigrants. I am convinced that they contribute at least as much to our economy as they take out. But even if they don't: Do we value human beings according to the economic contribution that they make to society? Do we value people according to their country of origin? If the answer is yes in either case, I fear that we are on the road that ends at the gas chambers.
Gordon Matthews, Prospective parliamentary candidate for the Green Party, Evesham.
