Trump promised to lower food prices, but his policies on mass deportations of undocumented workers and restrictive trade regulations are likely to raise them significantly. According to economists, American-grown staples will become more expensive due to a domestic labor shortage from mass deportations and higher import taxes on food. Rachel Friedberg, a Brown University economist, emphasizes that this relationship between labor issues and food prices is straightforward: fewer workers lead to higher wages, resulting in increased prices.
The farming industry relies heavily on undocumented workers, who represent about 40 to 50 percent of those planting and harvesting crops. Advocates of immigration enforcement argue that American workers can fill these roles, but the agriculture sector is already experiencing a labor crisis. If undocumented workers are removed from the workforce, the remaining labor pool is unlikely to meet the industry's needs, leading to even greater price increases for consumers at the grocery store.
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