Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, IMMIGRATION NEWS—Trump notes concerns raised by ‘great Farmers’ and other businesses about ‘aggressive policy on immigration’, (Jun 13, 2025)
Organizations Mentioned:U.S. Department of Agriculture
By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.
“Changes are coming!” claims the President.
In a recent social media post, President Trump stated: “Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace. In many cases the Criminals allowed into our Country by the VERY Stupid Biden Open Borders Policy are applying for those jobs. This is not good. We must protect our Farmers, but get the CRIMINALS OUT OF THE USA. Changes are coming!”
It is unclear what this message signifies, if anything, however. There have been no other reports regarding planned changes in the pipeline.
According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, roughly half of hired crop farmworkers lack legal immigration status.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall believes the statement means that the President will work with his organization on ways to keep things running smoothly in the short term. “We look forward to working with the President on solutions that ensure continuity in the food supply in the short term, and we call on Congress to follow the President’s lead to develop a permanent solution that fixes outdated and broken farmworker programs.”
“Farm employees work hard every day to help produce healthy, American-grown food,” Duvall stated. “If these workers are not present in fields and barns, there is a risk of supply chain disruptions similar to those experienced during the pandemic.”
Meanwhile, allegations continue to come out regarding “enforcement” actions involving farm workers, such as this one by United Farm Workers.
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