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Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California farms at risk
In the vast agricultural lands north of Los Angeles, farmers and field supervisors have said that ICE raids have led a majority of workers to stop showing up.
OXNARD, California – Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-picked by immigrants in the U.S. illegally. And she says she can see with her own eyes how raids carried out by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the area's fields last month, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's migration crackdown, have frightened off workers. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
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