They ARE overwhelmingly undocumented…..
The President wants them left alone by ICE….
His Immigration staff, and MAGA types, seem to have refused to follw his lead…..
At some point?
If this grows?
Americans will begin to see their farm products rot in the fields and dissappear from supermarket shelves….
American ‘citizens’ do NOT work in farmers fields or other menial jobs…..
The politics of the US Economy vs Immigration?
Farmers in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley say they are feeling the pinch of workers failing to show up due to the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Farmer Nick Billman of Donna told Nexstar’s KVEO that the raids are keeping employees from coming to work, leaving farmers without any help. He said things started getting worse just weeks ago.
“I would say within the last three weeks, it started to slow, but this last week has been huge,” Billman said. “That is when it has been zero people wanting to come out and be exposed, to be able to be picked up, whether they are legal or illegal.”
However, there is some optimism as President Trump acknowledged that his immigration policies are affecting U.S. farmers, prompting him to say he’s considering an executive order to help farmers stay afloat. Last week, the Trump administration directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants, and hotels, an official confirmed.
This as Billman reported having zero workers on his farm for the past week….
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“It could be to the point where we lose our planting and having the ground ready, and even then, why plan if we cannot even harvest?” the farmer said. “My family and I can harvest by hand ourselves, but the amount we need in order to cover that cost of growing, we have to have much broader personnel than just family hands-on.”…
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“We don’t ask people for papers, as it is not our job,” Billman said. “If someone is willing to work, we’re gonna give them a 1098 form, they signed up on it, they get paid, and whether they pay their taxes, that is their responsibility. We are worried that we are going to face scrutiny over it if they come raid our fields, as we don’t know who’s legal or not because we don’t ask that.”…
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The Texas Farm Bureau also released a statement on the matter, saying, “Farm employees work hard every day to help produce healthy, American-grown food. An adequate workforce in U.S. Agriculture is a continual challenge that must be addressed and resolved. … We look forward to working with the Trump Administration and Congress on solutions that provide a legal and stable workforce.”
Billman said Washington politicians are welcome to visit his ranch to see the realities he’s facing without this vital workforce, and he hopes a solution is offered soon….
Note….
The above piece IS about problems in Blue State California AND RED State TEXAS....
Again?
RED STATE TEXAS…..
Oh?
And Hotel’s and Resturants in 50 States?
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