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20–40% Workforce Loss: How ICE Raids Devastated California’s $49 Billion Agricultural Industry (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by theHRguy@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I bet those rich cunts who own all the pistachio farms aren't getting hassled

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 9 points 5 days ago

Just small scale working class operations like Techridy Solutions.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or the alfalfa farmers shipping feed stock to the Saudi cattle ranches.

[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago

They dont need farm workers. Harvesting alfalfa is done with a tractor and bailer.