Sterling College President Will Wootton says the school's Sustainable Agriculture Program includes pay for farm jobs.

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Under the Bracero program for Mexican farm workers in the 1940s and '50s, unlawful border crossings fell by more than 80%.

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Our farm program costs have quadrupled in recent years.

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Five are commercial ventures, including the overall winner, Bioneedle, and a Kenya-based social enterprise, Backpack Farm Agriculture Program, which sells tools and products like seeds and drip irrigation equipment to small commercial farmers in East Africa.

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