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Trump says ‘there’s no amnesty’ for migrant farm workers

UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The Trump administration aims to continue mass deportations while allowing temporary visas for farmworkers to maintain agricultural labor amid a push toward a 100% American workforce, officials said.

  • During the July 8 White House cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump reaffirmed 'no amnesty' while emphasizing strategic deportations to balance farm labor needs.
  • Mounting pressure from farm owners led Trump to pause ICE raids after reports that up to 70% of workers stopped reporting, highlighting conflict between enforcement and labor needs.
  • USDA data shows 42% of crop farmworkers lacked authorization ; Trump said farmers could vouch for workers to stay legally, addressing labor shortages.
  • The administration reaffirms no amnesty, while streamlining visa programs and creating a concierge office to address labor needs and enforce deportations strategically.
  • Beyond immediate measures, the administration aims for a fully American workforce through deportations and automation, leveraging 34 million able-bodied Medicaid adults.
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When he was 13, Alfredo Lelo Juárez Zeferino already worked collecting strawberries on a farm in the State of Washington, about 4,000 kilometers north of his small hometown, in the mountains of Guerrero, in Mexico. In 2013, along with 200 other workers, almost all indigenous like him, he retired from the fields to demand better working conditions and wages. It was the beginning of his struggle. He became a spokesman and interlocutor almost natur…

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Newsweek broke the news in United States on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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