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Immigration Raids Are Threatening Businesses that Supply America's Food, Farm Bureaus Say
- Federal agents conducted large-scale immigration raids this past week at packinghouses and fields across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, detaining at least 43 farmworkers.
- These enforcement actions followed President Trump's stepped-up immigration policy, which he adjusted to emphasize protecting farmworkers while removing criminals as he acknowledged growers' concerns.
- Local farmworkers, who have lived in the U.S. for over a decade, report fear that has led many to skip work, causing fruit to go unpicked and economic disruption in major California agricultural areas.
- Maureen McGuire, the chief executive of the Ventura County Farm Bureau, stated that since the recent large-scale raids began, between a quarter and nearly half of farmworkers have been absent from their jobs, posing a threat to food supply chains dependent on California’s agricultural output.
- The raids have prompted condemnation from local politicians and advocates and calls from farm bureaus for immigration reform to ensure workforce stability and food production continuity.
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