Immigration is top of mind for the White House. President Trump has indicated recently that he is open to exploring ways to get foreign workers onto farms legally.
The National Milk Producers Federation says that it is encouraging news, but warns that there is a lot at stake right now, affecting different industries.
According to Chris Galen, “That affects dairy. It affects the meat-packing industry. It affects horticulture. Further down the food chain, it affects folks who work in hotels and restaurants.”
He adds that deportations have not been at the pace they were expecting, and says that the group will wait to see how the summer plays out.
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“If this workforce gets even tighter and tighter, you know, it’s going to drive some folks out of production.”
“We just want to make sure a Farm Bill doesn’t fall off the radar screen.”
“No business person in the United States is going to hire people that are terrorists or criminals. So deporting them is going to have zero impact on the economy...”