Farm Owners In Panic Over Trump’s Deportation Plans

Newsweek reports:

Trump’s deportation plan is causing widespread “panic” among farmers at risk of losing staff and business. Agricultural output will fall between $30 and $60 billion if Trump’s flagship policy is carried out, according to the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC).

Business leaders, backed by the ABIC—a lobbying group focused on immigration policies that support industries dependent on immigrant labor—warn that Trump’s policy could result in a “massive loss of revenue.”

Jennifer Tilton Flood, a dairy farmer from Maine, called the potential mass deportations a “catastrophic nightmare” for the U.S. agricultural industry, particularly the dairy sector, which relies heavily on immigrant labor.

Read the full article. This morning CNN reported that at least 40% of US farm workers are undocumented.

.@MarthaRaddatz traveled to California, where many farmers rely on undocumented workers, to discuss concerns around Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.

“We can’t afford a labor shortage … Not only will food be less available, it’ll be more expensive,” one farmer says. pic.twitter.com/qPkdFAUlGf

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 17, 2024

The news comes amid a warning that agricultural output will fall between $30 and $60 billion if Trump’s flagship policy is carried out. https://t.co/Ef3kfXdzyf

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 18, 2024