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Business groups including the Florida Farm Bureau are calling on state and national leaders to enact what they are calling reasonable immigration and visa reform. Agriculture is looking for a steady and predictable work force that immigration stability will provide. Grower Steve Johnson says if politicians don’t tackle reform soon, all us will be paying more for the food we eat.

“I think you can get prepared for higher food prices and things you don’t want to do. Nobody wants to pay four dollar for gas, but we’re all doing it. Well, reality is, we’re going to be paying seven, eight dollars for a hamburger at McDonald’s if we don’t do something” warns Johnson.

Agriculture interests face an uphill battle. The loss of a key Republican Congressman Eric Cantor over immigration and other issues has made politicians more weary of tackling the issue.