President Trump is again addressing the illegal ag workforce.
In an interview with Fox News, he said his team is working on the issue, and it involves giving farmers more control. Officials are working on a “temporary pass,” allowing illegal farmworkers to stay in the United States while still paying taxes. Trump says farmers would have more say in the situation as well, noting America’s producers are not hiring violent offenders.
President Trump also expressed concern with a lack of willing workers, saying the current workforce is all some farmers have and warns farms could be destroyed if all the labor is taken away.
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer says the labor program will now be fully under her department, and consolidation will make the program more affordable and efficient for farmers and ranchers.
“Where I think it’s headed is to a solution... the agricultural industry needs and has needed for a long time.”
