Farmers Try to Keep Food on the Table Despite Trump

Trump’s 'off-the-cuff comments' signal effort to 'carve out exemptions' for 'reckless' policy

Economist Paul Krugman is citing President Donald Trump's mass deportations as one of the policies that could hurt the United States economically, as immigrants perform a variety of vital jobs that enable businesses to function. That includes agricultural workers. Many Trump critics are warning that if lot of agricultural workers are deported at once, farmers will suffer. But according to The Bulwark's Adrian Carrasquillo, Trump's mass deportati…

Farmers Try to Keep Food on the Table Despite Trump

Farm workers labor in the fields south of Bakersfield, in Kern County, “California’s breadbasket,” on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)DONALD TRUMP’S PUSH FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS was always reliant on a degree of shock and awe. Fear and intimidation were both means and ends. But recently, the administration has had to slow down or even abandon individual deportations in the face of strong popular resistance. And now …

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said that his Government will work with immigrant farmers who are in the country illegally and that if they have “strong recommendations for their farms”, they will be able to stay in the United States “for a while”.

Trump Says He’ll Work With Farmers To Not Immediately Deport Key Laborers

President Donald Trump told reporters during a Thursday cabinet meeting that he would work with American farmers to not deport their key migrant workers.

Although President Donald Trump of the United States' invitation is appreciated, young farmers in the Free State are willing to embrace the challenges here rather than settle elsewhere as refugees.

Statement of NCFC CEO Chuck Conner on President Trump’s Remarks on Ag Workers - Oklahoma Farm Report

“I would like to commend President Trump for his remarks at the cabinet meeting today that recognize the critical importance of foreign-born farm workers to American agriculture. As details of this proposal become clearer, NCFC looks forward to working with the Administration to ensure that the plan works for all types of farmers and ranchers.” About NCFC Since 1929, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives has been the voice of America’s far…