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Farmers are desperate for workers amid Trump immigration crackdown 

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16.09.2025

Immigration is one of those topics that always gets reduced to soundbites and slogans. But here’s the reality: it’s not just a political debate. It’s a workforce crisis that’s threatening the very foundation of America’s economy.

If you eat food in this country, this issue touches you.

In Pennsylvania — yes, the swing state President Trump won with 50 percent of the vote in 2024 — farmers are desperate for workers. They’re literally watching their livelihoods collapse because they can’t find enough people to milk cows, pick crops or keep farms alive. One farmer, John Painter,

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