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.
My Uncle is a close friend of Jeff Landry (R-Louisiana) and voted for Trump.
Constantly would demonize illegal immigrants with all kinds of vitriolic accusations. Then would immediately brag that his hydro seeding company is making so much profit because he hires almost exclusively illegal immigrants and pays them peanuts under the table.
I’ve reported him to the state numerous times but nothing ever gets done (remember who he is close friends with now…)
I hope he goes out of business. I hope it ruins him.
But, but I though undocumented immigrants were lazy?! How can they both be lazy and take all the jobs?!
Schrodinger’s immigrant
Don’t forget they’re also criminal murderer drug dealers. They take all the jobs, and steal everything, sell everyone drugs, then kill them all, but they’re lazy about it. /s
California farmers are some of the most ignorant people I have ever encountered.
I’m guessing the reason they didn’t want to say who they voted for is cognitive dissonance.
Woah there. That’s a pretty damned broad brush you are painting with. In fact it’s a pretty damned ignorant comment.
Do you think EVERY farmer in California is a Republican and/or Trump supporter?
Even if they’re not they’re using too much water
Do you think EVERY farmer in California is a Republican and/or Trump supporter?
The ignorant ones probably are
It seems likely to me.
Still wild the conversation NEVER turns to the people employing undocumented workers and instead demonize the workers themselves.
The point isn’t to actually deport these people, it’s to give their employers and landlords a powerful tool to exploit them and prevent them from benefitting from any social services.
When you put it like that, it sounds like slavery with extra steps.
Yep, the more precarious their legal status, the more compliant they are. This is all about suppressing labour rights.
That’s why the Republican playbook regarding the border was always just talk, and Trump somehow doesn’t get that it was always a scam to get the votes of the racists without ever seriously placing to follow through.
If all farm workers were legally in the US, they’d form unions right off the bat, especially since a strike during harvest season is going to fuck over a farmer financially within days.
Not only does it cause compliance it creates a perfect setup for exploitation, extortion, and trafficking.
Fuck me, I hadn’t looked at it this way and I should have.
It’s such a noble and rare thing to admit that you understand something on a deeper level because of an internet comment that I genuinely don’t know how to respond.
Well done friend, and happy holidays.
Yup. A place that my wife worked at employed at least one undocumented immigrant that got picked up by CBP. Did the company gave any fines or legal issues? Nope. But the undocumented employee had to pay a few thousand in fines and was never deported.
They don’t even remember that the leopards ate their faces last time…
Leopards ate their hippocampus
Their hiphoppocampus, His lyrics are canyonus
Too bad it’s mostly the cities here declaring themselves as sanctuary cities for the undocumented. Weird that Latinos make up such a huge majority in the central valley, too, but haters gonna hate and boy does rural CA love to hate.
If someone opens a farm in the city they will have all the workers!!!
Reap what you sow.
Double entendre intended.
Wah, wah, waaaaaaaaaah….
It’s because they can use it as a threat to keep the workers cowed.
FAFO
Fuckin’ dumb-dumbs. FAFO.
I’m glad you’re getting what you voted for dumbasses.
Everyone of these supporters needs to pay.
Ha ha!
