Scores of immigrant farm workers in the U.S. are avoiding work after President Trump removed "sensitive area" protections amid his immigration crackdown.

Around 75% of immigrant farm workers in Bakersfield, California, ditched their shifts after Trump ramped up his threats by removing protections against ICE raids in “sensitive areas,” including schools and workplaces.

  • @[email protected]English
    21•11 days ago

    While certain things can be automated the robotics technology to fully replace humans is probably still decades away.

    Mostly likely they will use prison slave labor, using the same immigrants.

    • JohnEdwa
      6•11 days ago

      The tech to automate most of the stuff already exists, it’s just not being used as long as abusing humans ends up being cheaper.

      • @[email protected]English
        9•11 days ago

        How do you automate the harvesting, ground work and maintenance? For example a peach tree?

        When I was in the valley, 2 inches of rain basically stopped a whole day’s work for entire fields. Ground machines aren’t even workable on that day.