Stateline reports:
The National Milk Producers Federation says it’s too early to say how it would cope with mass deportations under the Trump administration. But the group states it “strongly supports efforts to pass agriculture labor reform that provides permanent legal status to current workers and their families and gives dairy farmers access to a workable guestworker program.”
Immigrants make up 51% of labor at dairy farms across states, and farms that employ immigrants produce nearly 80% of the nation’s milk supply, according to the organization.
“Foreign workers are important to the success of U.S. dairy, and we will work closely with members of Congress and federal officials to show the importance of foreign workers to the dairy industry and farm communities,” Jaime Castaneda, the group’s executive vice president for policy development and strategy, wrote in an email.
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New from @stateline.org: Trump migrant deportations could threaten states’ agricultural economies
Georgia is one of the five states most reliant on the federal H-2A visa program, depending on those workers to fill about 60% of agricultural jobs.
— Georgia Recorder (@georgiarecorder.bsky.social) December 10, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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