“We cannot go out of business,” Trump said on June 20th that he discussed immigration enforcement efforts.
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- Trump pledged changes to protect immigrants in the agriculture, hotel and leisure industries in the Truth Social Post on June 12th.
President Donald Trump once again says he wants to protect farmers from the effects of his crackdown on illegal immigrants a few days after his administration reinstated workplace raids on agricultural businesses.
“We are considering doing something that can hold the people they employ and hold them accountable. “And at the same time, we don’t want to hurt people who are not criminals.”
The Trump administration has sent contradictory messages on the issue.
Under Trump, immigration and customs enforcement agencies have carried out extensive attacks, arresting and detaining immigrants, many of whom have no criminal history.
Trump pledged changes to protect immigrants in the agriculture, hotel and leisure industries in the Truth Social Post on June 12th.
“Our farmers are seriously hurt,” Trump said later that day.
Following these comments, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to significantly halt attacks on farms, hotels, restaurants and meat filling factories. However, the administration reversed the course a few days later and resumed the attack.
Trump has made massive deportation the cornerstone of his second administration, but he is under pressure from businesses affected by aggressive enforcement efforts. Trump’s agricultural secretary, Brooke Rollins, has spoken to Trump about losing workers due to the president’s massive deportation.
“You have someone who has worked on a farm for 20 years,” Trump said on June 20th. But we hold the farmers accountable, they are great people, they do it.
“I don’t want to hurt farmers… they’re happy, healthy and fat,” Trump added.
About 42% of U.S. farm workers lacked legal status between 2020 and 2022, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
Contributors: Joey Garrison, Reuters
