Growing Concerns: Trump's Immigration Rhetoric Sows Anxiety in Agriculture
Nicole Erwin; Resource
December, 2016
What does the new presidency mean for agriculture in the United States? For most, the uncertainty of the United States' future is too much to handle. The promotion of anti-immigration policies leave many wondering about our food supply and what will happen should undocumented workers no longer be allowed to provide labor to the US.
It has been projected that the removal of undocumented labor would cause a $4 Billion+ loss in the US and that as a result, their will be a loss in supply and a natural increase in the price of produce.
So what does one do when the facing a possible of risk of increased food insecurity? The agricultural industry is one that affects everyone, especially those who's legal status has provided them a level of privilege in the backward argument of "who stays and who goes." Trump's ideology of immigration is not not that is realistic and while one can say, "make them go," it is very hard to imagine 70% of the agricultural labor not showing up for work.
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