President Trump wants to deport undocumented migrants, even people who were born, raised, and have worked in the U.S. their entire lives. This would greatly impact the food security of the United States and all agriculture related industries, as about half of farm laborers are undocumented. While they are the ones who work in modern slave labor conditions to bring us our constant, unblemished stream of multi-seasonal produce, they often can’t afford to purchase the products they help produce.
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Fruit pickers harvest strawberries at a farm in California. Reuters/Edgard Garrido
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California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers
Workers rifle through muddy leaves to find purple heads of radicchio. California farmers could lose workers, many of whom are unauthorized, if President Trump’s immigration promises come to pass. The New York Times/Max Whittaker