Ernie Seppi: If a third of Californians are on welfare, why is there a worker shortage?

Please explain to me how with a third of California’s population on welfare or other public assistance why we don’t have enough workers to pick our crops? Why can’t our farmers hire some of these folks?

This story was originally published August 21, 2017 at 1:43 PM with the headline "Ernie Seppi: If a third of Californians are on welfare, why is there a worker shortage?."