If Trump's plans for mass deportations penetrate California’s heartland, it almost surely would decimate the workforce farmers rely on to plant and harvest their crops. So, why aren't farmers yelling in protest?

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.

  • @raynethackeryEnglish
    13•4 days ago

    Farmers will fail which will cause them to sell out to huge farm conglomerates. The rich get richer.

    • FauxPseudo English
      4•3 days ago

      They already are the huge farm conglomerates. There isn’t anyone to sell too.

      • @DeadWorldWalkingEnglish
        6•3 days ago

        Congrats people, we did it.

        It’s now no longer profitable to grow food

          • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetEnglish
            1•3 days ago

            Sorry, corporations snapped up all of that land decades ago. It’s criminally corrupt that the government is still paying on that program when the problem was solved so long ago. It’s just theft at this point. The government steals your money to give to corporations.