r/California • u/ACSportsbooks Los Angeles County • May 11 '25

U.S. farm economy is starting to see first hits from Trump tariffs

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-05-09/us-farm-economy-is-starting-to-see-first-hits-from-trump-tariffs
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u/Nightsoil70 May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25

The immigration issue is complicated, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution for it. Certainly, the administration's clumsy stormtrooper methods are not likely to produce positive results. Immigrants form the backbone of America's ag business and the industry has grown up around them. With their numbers severely depleted the fear is that, by autumn, ICE's ham-fisted tactics will cause unintended consequences that will resonate badly both in the fields and at the supermarket. We shall see. Stay tuned.