Economist Paul Krugman is citing President Donald Trump’s mass deportations as one of the policies that could hurt the United States economically, as immigrants perform a variety of vital jobs that enable businesses to function. That includes agricultural workers. Many Trump critics are warning that if lot of agricultural workers are deported at once, farmers will suffer. But according to The Bulwark’s Adrian Carrasquillo, Trump’s mass deportations program may make an exception for agricultural workers.READ MORE: ‘Devastating’: Trump admin marks thousands legally ‘dead’ to stop them from making moneyThe Bulwark’s Sam Stein, highlighting Carrasquillo’s reporting in an April 11 post on X, formerly Twitter, writes, “The big little secret is now dripping out in public: Trump is getting ready to exempt farm workers from his deportation raids. @Carrasquillo on the story.”Carrasquillo, in an April 11 article, notes a comment Trump made to reporters on April 10, when he said of his deportation policy, “We’re also going to work with farmers. If they have strong recommendations for their farms for certain people, we’re going to let them stay in for a while….. We have to take care of our farmers and our hotels and various places where they need the people.”Carrasquillo points out that although Trump’s “off-the-cuff comments aren’t necessarily government policy,” they “often signal future policy directions.”In this case,” Carrasquillo explains, “it sounds like Trump is getting ready to carve out exemptions from his deportation regime for agricultural workers. After all, Trump is right — bear with me — that farms have a special need for immigrant labor.”READ MORE: Supreme Court’s unanimous decision against Trump reveals an important detailThe journalist continues, “In February, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) met with California Citrus Mutual, a trade association that represents the growers who provide 90 percent of the country’s lemons, grapefruits, and oranges. Already, just days into Trump’s second term, the association was concerned about the impact Trump’s then-hypothetical tariffs could have on the Central Valley, and the group’s president and CEO, Casey Creamer, had warned that immigration raids threatened the food supply.” According to Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California), Trump’s policies are a major worry for farmers in his state.Padilla told The Bulwark, “Farmers in California and across the country are being hit with a trifecta of damaging Republican policies: chaotic tariffs, haphazard mass deportations, and massive cuts to federal programs they rely on. These reckless actions are leaving farmers in a dangerous limbo, unable to plan for the future and without the workforce that fuels their industry.”READ MORE: ‘Trump has eclipsed Jesus himself’: Here’s what really drives evangelicals’ MAGA rageAdrian Carrasquillo’s full article for The Bulwark is available at this link.
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