US Agriculture Secretary: No Amnesty for Deported Farmworkers; Medicaid Recipients Can Replace Them

Ag sec. suggests Medicaid recipients could replace deported farmworkers

President Donald Trump clarified his position on a migrant farmworker program during this week’s cabinet meeting, stating that farmers will have an avenue to keep migrants in the U.S. without legal documentation on their payroll amid ongoing mass deportations. However, he emphasized that this does not constitute amnesty. Since the prospect of mass deportations was introduced, farmers have warned that it could severely reduce their labor force.  …

But Are There Enough Sick People On Medicaid To Pick All The Tomatoes?

The Grapes of WrathThere is no Republican fantasy more deeply ingrained than that of the lazy, entitled (and traditionally non-white) jackass living off of the government because they don’t want to work — just collecting welfare, SNAP, Medicaid, etc. while eating king crab legs for dinner every night. This person is largely imaginary for a variety of reasons starting with the fact that it’s pretty tough to get public assistance of any kind, beyo…

'There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue.' Ag Sec could not be more blunt! · American Wire News

Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins directly addressed rumors of “mass amnesty” for migrant farm workers on Tuesday. Since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s push to address illegal immigration in the United States, many have voiced concerns that the country’s food supply could be disrupted. The agricultural workforce relies on migrant workers, as they are often willing to be paid significantly less than what the average Am…

U.S. Ag Secretary says 'no amnesty' for farm workers in U.S. illegally - Radio Iowa

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says there will be “no amnesty” for workers on farms and in food production plants who’re facing deportation because they entered the U.S. illegally. “The promise to America to ensure that we have a 100% American workforce stands, but we must be strategic in how we are implementing the mass […]

Trump risks angering base with exemptions for migrant farm workers

President planning program to support agricultural laborers in the U.S. illegally – but risks angering MAGA

Trumps Ag Secretary Rants: On Medicaid? Work The Fields

On Tuesday, Agriculture Sec Brooke Rollins was asked about mass deportations and amnesties within the farming industry, and she unconscionably claimed 34 million able-bodied Americans on Medicaid could fill those roles because they are lazy people refusing to work. The catch phrase is able-bodied. That's the code word. When the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress talk about Medicaid, they sound like they have no idea what the progra…