Trump administration says deportations threaten higher food prices

[Conservative from Georgia]

Get this: Donald Trump’s own Labor Department is straight-up warning that with fewer illegals sneaking across the border to help out, farms are running out of hands to pick all the fruits and veggies. Stuff’s rotting right in the fields because good ol’ Americans just aren’t lining up for those back-breaking jobs in the sun.

no matter how much farmers beg or bump up the pay a smidge. That means less food hitting the shelves, and boom…your next apple or taco could cost way more bucks,

It sure looks like Mr. Trump might need to spin a full 180 real soon and ease up on the super-strict borders to let more helpers in legally or otherwise. Sure, it would sting since his big campaign promise was all about kicking out the undocumented crowd, but hey…putting the country first means keeping dinner affordable over saving face. Food inflation hitting families hard? That’s the real villain here.

As someone who voted for you twice, Mr. President, I’m begging: Open the gates for Juan and María and their crew. Our farms (and our wallets) need ‘em back…let’s keep America fed and fabulous!

Let’s make America Great Again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/11/immigration-crackdown-food-prices/

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Did they mention illegals drain on American taxpayers?

 

[my2¢]

I don't understand why there aren't enough legal work visas issued to meet the harvesting demand. Something isn't adding up.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Get this: Donald Trump’s own Labor Department is straight-up warning that with fewer illegals sneaking across the border to help out, farms are running out of hands to pick all the fruits and veggies. Stuff’s rotting right in the fields because good ol’ Americans just aren’t lining up for those back-breaking jobs in the sun.

no matter how much farmers beg or bump up the pay a smidge. That means less food hitting the shelves, and boom…your next apple or taco could cost way more bucks,

It sure looks like Mr. Trump might need to spin a full 180 real soon and ease up on the super-strict borders to let more helpers in legally or otherwise. Sure, it would sting since his big campaign promise was all about kicking out the undocumented crowd, but hey…putting the country first means keeping dinner affordable over saving face. Food inflation hitting families hard? That’s the real villain here.

As someone who voted for you twice, Mr. President, I’m begging: Open the gates for Juan and María and their crew. Our farms (and our wallets) need ‘em back…let’s keep America fed and fabulous!

Let’s make America Great Again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/11/immigration-crackdown-food-prices/

We are feeding 50 million illegal parasites and all their silver tooth anchors…more than California’s population.
How many farms are operating just to meet that demand?
As the parasites are eradicated farms will shrink and or cease to exist.
That’s what good real core Americans want.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

I don't understand why there aren't enough legal work visas issued to meet the harvesting demand. Something isn't adding up.

The Trump administration doesn’t lie.

 

[Oddball]

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

We are feeding 50 million illegal parasites and all their silver tooth anchors…more than California’s population.
How many farms are operating just to meet that demand?
As the parasites are eradicated farms will shrink and or cease to exist.
That’s what good real core Americans want.

Don’t illegals buy food with the money they earn? they don’t get food stamps if that’s what you’re falsely implying. Just because a cousin of yours sent you a link Facebook to Alex Jones saying illegals get food stamps. It doesn’t mean it’s true.

 

[elektra]

Or just maybe CONGRESS can do their job and come up with a labor/immigration visa that allows these people to work

Most of our produce now comes from Mexico, Peru, Canada, so I dont see why this will raise prices.

democrats always call for higher wages as well, higher minimum wage, which produce pickers never get. So are democrats really concerned about prices?

democrats dont care about high prices for 2 reasons
1. Because they are on welfare
2. They are millionaire politicians

 

[Oddball]

Don’t illegals buy food with the money they earn? they don’t get food stamps if that’s what you’re falsely implying. Just because a cousin of yours sent you a link Facebook to Alex Jones saying illegals get food stamps. It doesn’t mean it’s true.

Illegals get EBT all the time, you ******* liar.

 

[22lcidw]

The Trump administration doesn’t lie.

Not one rich Progressive lives' an austere life with their promoted beliefs. This is what makes them dangerous. You have seen illegals removed from their rich enclaves. The humanity, empathy, compassion is used and we as a people are just that. We also know there are limits to take from people to give to others. Your politics does not care about that.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

Illegals get EBT all the time, you ******* liar.

No they don’t. Prove it. Give me a statistic

 

[Captain Caveman]

Get this: Donald Trump’s own Labor Department is straight-up warning that with fewer illegals sneaking across the border to help out, farms are running out of hands to pick all the fruits and veggies. Stuff’s rotting right in the fields because good ol’ Americans just aren’t lining up for those back-breaking jobs in the sun.

no matter how much farmers beg or bump up the pay a smidge. That means less food hitting the shelves, and boom…your next apple or taco could cost way more bucks,

It sure looks like Mr. Trump might need to spin a full 180 real soon and ease up on the super-strict borders to let more helpers in legally or otherwise. Sure, it would sting since his big campaign promise was all about kicking out the undocumented crowd, but hey…putting the country first means keeping dinner affordable over saving face. Food inflation hitting families hard? That’s the real villain here.

As someone who voted for you twice, Mr. President, I’m begging: Open the gates for Juan and María and their crew. Our farms (and our wallets) need ‘em back…let’s keep America fed and fabulous!

Let’s make America Great Again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/11/immigration-crackdown-food-prices/

That must have happened under Obama to an extreme level because he deported shit loads. Do you agree?

 

[Oddball]

No they don’t. Prove it. Give me a statistic

They get EBT and SNAP fraudulently, and you know it.

There's no evidence a lying poseur assclown like will accept anyway, so **** off.

Trump agency uncovers 'one of the largest' food stamp fraud, bribery schemes

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says this is "just the tip of the spear" of uncovering and prosecuting unlawful waste, fraud and abuse within the federal agency.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[initforme]

As the birthrate continues to drop and hits below one child per female, not as much food will be needed.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Get this: Donald Trump’s own Labor Department is straight-up warning that with fewer illegals sneaking across the border to help out, farms are running out of hands to pick all the fruits and veggies. Stuff’s rotting right in the fields because good ol’ Americans just aren’t lining up for those back-breaking jobs in the sun.

no matter how much farmers beg or bump up the pay a smidge. That means less food hitting the shelves, and boom…your next apple or taco could cost way more bucks,

It sure looks like Mr. Trump might need to spin a full 180 real soon and ease up on the super-strict borders to let more helpers in legally or otherwise. Sure, it would sting since his big campaign promise was all about kicking out the undocumented crowd, but hey…putting the country first means keeping dinner affordable over saving face. Food inflation hitting families hard? That’s the real villain here.

As someone who voted for you twice, Mr. President, I’m begging: Open the gates for Juan and María and their crew. Our farms (and our wallets) need ‘em back…let’s keep America fed and fabulous!

Let’s make America Great Again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/11/immigration-crackdown-food-prices/

No one here believes you voted for Trump. You're not fooling anyone.

 

[struth]

I don't understand why there aren't enough legal work visas issued to meet the harvesting demand. Something isn't adding up.

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers | USCIS

The H-2A program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs. A U.S. employer, a U.S. agent as described in the regulations, or an association of U.S. agricultural producers...

www.uscis.gov

With chuck and the dems shutting the govt down we don’t have folks to process the applications

 

[initforme]

People could feed their kids 1 meal per day to save$$.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers | USCIS

The H-2A program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs. A U.S. employer, a U.S. agent as described in the regulations, or an association of U.S. agricultural producers...

www.uscis.gov

With chuck and the dems shutting the govt down we don’t have folks to process the applications

More people blame Republicans than Democrats.because Republicans control every single branch of government.

 

[struth]

More people blame Republicans than Democrats.because Republicans control every single branch of government.

I think some folks are frustrated the gop just doesn’t go nuclear and pass their budget

 

[Thinker101]

Don’t illegals buy food with the money they earn? they don’t get food stamps if that’s what you’re falsely implying. Just because a cousin of yours sent you a link Facebook to Alex Jones saying illegals get food stamps. It doesn’t mean it’s true.

Clueless liberal.

1.5 Million Noncitizens Receive Food Stamps - EPIC for America