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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, February 06, 2025
In this opinion piece, Dave Puglia, the president and CEO of Western Growers, argues that the nation's food production is vulnerable to indiscriminate immigration sweeps amid congressional inaction on H-2A reforms.
Tax and spending cuts are at the top of the to-do list for congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. But there are a broad array of other issues in play that are critical to food and agriculture, from farm bill and the next dietary guidelines to regulations for pesticides and gene-edited crops, and the future of the Biden administration's climate policies.
Former President Donald Trump’s plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants if he wins a second term would decimate the agricultural workforce, farm group leaders say.