Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Can we still pull off the cherry harvest this year?

"''In some places, the problem isn’t ICE but rumors of ICE. At cherry-harvesting time in Washington state, many foreign-born workers are staying away from the orchards after hearing reports of impending immigration raids,' Wiseman reported. 'One operation that usually employs 150 pickers is down to 20. Never mind that there hasn’t actually been any sign of ICE in the orchards.'”

"Trump Again Considering Immigration Relief for Farm Workers"

https://www.agriculture.com/partners-trump-again-considering-immigration-relief-for-farmworkers-11759112

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