Trump’s Immigration Threats Are Already Wrecking the Food Industry
newrepublic.com
Immigrant farm workers are too scared to show up to work.

Summary

Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies, including heightened ICE raids, are disrupting the U.S. agricultural sector.

In California’s Central Valley, a key food-producing region, undocumented farm workers—over half the workforce—are staying home out of fear, leaving crops like citrus unharvested.

Bakersfield saw up to 75% of workers absent, sparking concerns of economic devastation and rising food prices.

ICE is also targeting sensitive areas like schools and churches after rolling back Obama-era protections.

Experts warn these policies could lead to widespread economic repercussions.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      33·
      4 hours ago

      Where do you think they will put them before they can be deported? You do realize they can’t just stick them on a plane, right? Deportations have to be negotiated, and the country might not want to take them back. So they need to concentrate them in a camp or camps until such time as they can deport them. If they can ever be deported.

      I’m pretty sure there’s a term for a camp where people are concentrated. What do you think that term might be?

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              32·
              3 hours ago

              So you think that Trump’s plan, despite his claim, is to put a few people who have overstayed their travel visa in prison at a time? With rapists and murderers? How do the people who get imprisoned get chosen?

              And you do know that prisoners can legally, as per the 13th amendment, be used as slave labor, right?

              And you’re okay with all that, are you? Slaves getting raped for the crime of staying in a country too long?

              And then there’s the legal asylum seekers that Trump is also planning on deporting… guess their slavery and rapes are okay too?

              • nwilz@lemmy.world
                17·
                3 hours ago

                No that’s a giant strawman. They should be deported. Do you think they should be able to come here without permission, to rape and murder while receiving welfare and free housing?