US Agricultural Workforce on High Alert Amid Immigration Crackdown
The US agricultural workforce is on edge due to fears of potential raids by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a renewed focus on immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. According to data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Economic Research Service (ERS), 42% of crop farmworkers lacked legal work authorization in the U.S. between 2020 and 2022. With the agricultural sector heavily reliant on immigrant labor, the possibility of stricter enforcement has sparked widespread concern across the industry.
Farmworkers' concerns have made national headlines, including...
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