Farmers, workers fearful of Trump immigration crackdown

CNN's Van Jones spoke with farmers in California about their fear that the fields will be raided by federal agents and they will lose their workforce of undocumented labor.

[rokutv]

Don't go after the workers. Go after the owner

[TheBushdoctor]

"Farmers fearful of the very thing they voted for"... "No, we're not making this up".

[silvercharm]

no farms, no food. People are seriously deluded if they think trump cares about people., especially workers. His whole life....has been spent getting more of everything for himself, and less for everybody else.

[petertran]

See! The American farmers' interest is above the immigration law.

[hollydowns]

I did not vote for the orangutan but I will have to pay more for food thanks to this stupid policy

[rubenmercado]

He wont be saying that when he loses him farm! you will get what you vote for!!!!

[deliasantiago]

Lord help the farmer.we need farmer and also the worker.

[annieoakslee]

Americans want work...go work these field...you work you eat

[expendable]

1990's there was a survey at collages around the country and simply asked. If we get ride of all illegal immagrants. Will you go to work in the fields? They said, not no but hell no. They claimed that the reason they went to school was never to work at a hard labor job. When asked, Who will work in the fields then? They said, Criminals should be made to work not people with good lives.
It became a question of "them" not immigration. Finally, at the end they said. Let some stay. . no explination

[samsondelilah]

yup...the easy answer if Trump deport those workers out of US then the farm will be gone too...so let Trump adm reconsider his strict immigration policy about deportation since the immigrant workers are the backbone of the businness farm

[superbrolly]

Why don't our 15 to 18s do this work? Seems like it creates value in life. Reinforce the value of education by putting teenagers to work so they know what the market is like and what kind of work ethic is necessary

[darlened]

the rich farmers needs to quite crying.

[damian_]

I’m 18 now I been working in the fields every summer since I was 10 both parents work in the fields. I’m going to the marines working in the fields got me really strong and more athletic then the others at school I did wrestling I won almost every match I was just more physical and mentally fit. It was very hard working in the fields as a kid but I had to help my parents.

The left asks illegals what changes they want to see happening. The right asks Americans what changes they want to see happening.

[alexgatillofull]

well time to get all this rift rafts in rural areas, that complain about immigrant taking their job, to actually go work in those farms

[delorescreswell]

The ones that works these farms during harvest season are actually Migrants. Not immigrants. They are given work permits to come for seasonal work and when done they go home. They do this every year at harvest time.
If they are "afraid" it's because some one sold them a load of crap. And trying to sell you the same crap
One farmer even said their problem is not enough water for the crops.
Doesn't seem to be a shortage in stores.

[guanda]

Wishful thinking!
The truth is America needs these workers, but doesn't want to recognize them, not to say give these foreign workers their rights.

[myabbayah]

How is your farm going now in 2019?? Is this farmer still alive or did he kill himself?

[chrisjones]

Let's hope they run out of business so they learn a lesson.

[hogmango]

I’ll bet these jobs will be filled in no time. Americans love working in 100 degree heat bending over 12 hours a day to make minimum wage. 🤣