Is California’s Ag Industry Worried About a Labor Shortage Under Trump?
KQED reports on worries about the availability of farm labor in California during the Trump administration. In the Central Valley there is a popular bumper sticker shaped like California that reads “My job depends on Ag.” In California, that agriculture depends on immigrant labor.
Many farmers here supported Donald Trump despite his hard-line stance on immigration. So as the new Trump administration prepares to take office, what’s the thinking of those involved in the region’s biggest industry?
Click the link above to hear the report. Vanessa Rancano concludes as follows: “For now, the only thing certain is that the Central Valley’s $35 billion agricultural economy depends on policies that balance the needs of both growers and workers. “
KJ