The California Farm Bureau said immigration raids are having a “disruptive effect” on the state’s agricultural economy, but expressed hope after President Trump promised to limit enforcement in some industries.
“The current approach to federal immigration enforcement is having a disruptive effect on California’s rural communities and the farmers, ranchers, workers and families who live and work there,” said Bryan Little, senior director of policy advocacy at the Farm Bureau.
“If federal immigration enforcement activities continue in this direction, it will become increasingly difficult to produce food, process it and get it onto grocery store shelves.”
The Sacramento-based organization is the principal advocate for California farmers and ranchers, who are collectively responsible for a third of the nation’s agricultural production.
The Farm Bureau issued a statement Friday afternoon after Trump indicated via his Truth Social network that long-time workers may be spared from deportation raids.
“Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace,” Trump wrote.
“In many cases the Criminals allowed into our Country by the VERY Stupid Biden Open Borders Policy are applying for those jobs. This is not good. We must protect our Farmers, but get the CRIMINALS OUT OF THE USA. Changes are coming!”
The New York Times reported Friday that ICE has been ordered to limit raids on farms, meat-packing plants, restaurants and hotels.
The newspaper quoted an email sent Thursday by a top ICE official stating, “Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels.
Little said the Farm Bureau is “encouraged that the president has signaled the need for more discrete and circumspect action to reduce disruption of farming operations.”
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