Diversity in Brief – May 18 EditionHarsh immigration laws in Georgia force the state to rely on prisoners to harvest their crops; demographics paint a bleak recovery path for the housing market; and more.Some Ala. farmers cut back crops, citing crackdownSome Alabama farmers say they are planting less produce rather than risk having tomatoes and other crops rot in the fields a second straight year because of labor shortages linked to the state's crackdown on illegal immigration.Ala. Senate rejects move to repeal immigration lawThe Alabama Senate rejected Wednesday an effort to repeal the state's tough new immigration bill.