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California farmers were big Trump backers. They may be on collision course over immigrant deportation (www.latimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by octopus_ink@lemmy.ml to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22437167

Summary

California farmers, many of whom supported Trump, face a potential crisis as his immigration policies threaten mass deportations of undocumented workers, who make up at least half of the state’s 162,000 farm labor force.

Deportations could devastate agriculture, leading to labor shortages, unharvested crops, and rising food prices.

Farmers hope for solutions such as workforce legalization or expanded H-2A guest worker programs, though these have been criticized for exploitation risks.

Historical parallels to programs like “Operation Wetback” and the bracero system highlight possible labor and human rights challenges ahead.

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Farmers hope for solutions such as workforce legalization or expanded H-2A guest worker programs

Good thing they voted for the candidate guaranteed to do neither of those things.

Edit: Comments on the article are about what you'd expect. Bring popcorn.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As I said elsewhere, popcorn sales will be going through the roof.

Lets see how long it takes him to take the first trillion out of the US economy. I expect him to succeed with this before next years Christmas.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just like last time, the best outcome we can hope for is that those around him manage to desperately change his mind or blunt the effectiveness of his plans.

Then of course people will say "Look Trump wasn't as bad as you said he'd be." 😬

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I will be overjoyed if I can ever say trump wasn't as bad as I expected him to be. But so far he's always managed to be worse, despite my very low expectations.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's for that reason why I think blunting his badness isn't the best outcome. People need to learn, stop saving them from themselves.