Don’t you just love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning!
California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers
MERCED, Calif.
Jeff Marchini and others in the Central Valley here bet their farms on the election of Donald J. Trump. His message of reducing regulations and taxes appealed to this Republican stronghold, one of Mr. Trump’s strongest bases of support in the state.
As for his promises about cracking down on illegal immigrants, many assumed Mr. Trump’s pledges were mostly just talk. But two weeks into his administration, Mr. Trump has signed executive orders that have upended the country’s immigration laws. Now farmers here are deeply alarmed about what the new policies could mean for their workers, most of whom are unauthorized, and the businesses that depend on them.
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Mr. Trump’s immigration policies could transform California’s Central Valley, a stretch of lowlands that extends from Sacramento to Bakersfield. Approximately 70 percent of all farmworkers here are living in the United States illegally, according to researchers at University of California, Davis. The impact could reverberate throughout the valley’s precarious economy, where agriculture is by far the largest industry. With 6.5 million people living in the valley, the fields in this state bring in $35 billion a year and provide more of the nation’s food than any other state.
So they thought that Trump’s pledges were mostly just talk — like “Lock Her Up”, “Drain the Swamp”, or “Repeal & Replace” — and now they are “deeply alarmed” that he is actually a man of action?
Ha! Fuck em. I hope they get get all that they deserve. Just as i hope all those shit-for-brains in PA and OH and Mi and WI who voted for Trump get what they deserve for voting for the most despicable human being to ever be elected President of the United States.
Now, back to enjoying the shafting Trump just got from the 9th Circuit Court. Though 2018 can’t get here quick enough for me, I’m going to revel in all the ass-kicking this so-called president will receive in the mean-time.