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The farmers I know (which isn't a statistical sample) are mad about the tariffs, but concerned enough about immigration to vote for Trump anyway despite expecting these tariffs.
Sadly nobody has the guts to go up and scream immigration isn't a problem.
While at the same time so many of these dudes depend on immigrants to actually work on their farms.
The farmers I know don't use immigrant labor. This is mostly because i live in iowa where extra help is rarely needed and so immigrant cannot support themselves on farm jobs. There are plenty of legal immigrants around but they are mostly in cities because that is where they can find jobs.
My experience is from when I lived in Idaho, where they are pretty dependent on migrant laborers, generally from Mexico.