American Betrayal: When immigration policy bites the hands that feed us

President Trump threatens to bite the hand that feeds him and millions of Americans.

- By FABIOLA PEÑAFIEL

Promising to carry out “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country,” President Trump's current immigration strategy spells disaster for the U. S. ’s agriculture sector. Despite claims to target the “worst of the worst,” ICE raids have played out in agricultural worksites across the nation, disrupting operations and leaving crops dying in un-worked fields. Relying largely on immigrant labor, both documented and undocumented, agribusinesses have already started to show signs of strain under the administration’s migrant attacks. If the administration continues these restrictive immigration policies, it will not only be migrants who are put in danger, but also Americans nationwide who will pay the price.The backbone of American agriculture