The ultimate result of employers preferences for foreign laborers is the increasing unemployment of workers in this country. Already. the unemployment rate of U.S. farmworkers ranges from a low of 9 percent in summer months to more than 18 percent in winter. The average annual income for migrant workers. including income from both farm and nonfarm work. is only $3.761 according to USDA data. Maintaining the jobs and wages of U.S. workers without the depressant effect created by an influx of large numbers of temporary aliens is vital to the health and survival of farmworker families existing on these marginal incomes. However. unfortunately employers prefer to hire temporary alien workers because it provides them with a guaranteed. cheap. intimidated labor force.