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?

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.

  • vaultdweller013
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    2 hours ago

    I did note I was dealing with a headache. I read plenty, its just an issue where my mind is scattershot at the best of times meaning that when I have a fucken headache I cant coalesce my thoughts into spoken form let alone written particularly well. Autisms a right fucken bitch for writing, and thats not even factoring in how shit my dialect is for use in the written word.

    Regardless I have nothing more to say to ya profligate. Also I will be vindicated when the Central Valley is turned to dustlands once the water inevitably dries up just like the Aral sea.