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Public health
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

Trump wants to change Americans' diets, but his deportations are making it impossible

U.S. dietary guidelines push fresh, protein-rich foods while anti-immigrant policies create farm labor shortages, risking supply gaps and higher food prices.
Agriculture
fromFortune
3 months ago

Land O Lakes CEO says 'we need more legal immigration' to help American farmers because a lack of labor could trigger a 'black swan event' | Fortune

American agriculture faces a severe labor shortage dependent on immigrant workers that threatens food production and economic stability without expanded legal immigration pathways.
US politics
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Trump's Labor Department says Trump's mass deportations pose 'immediate dangers' to our food supply

Immigration enforcement and deportations are causing farm labor shortages that threaten U.S. food supply and prompt wage cuts and increased reliance on H-2A visas.
Agriculture
fromKqed
4 months ago

'Without People, We Are Nothing': California's Farm Workforce Is Growing Older | KQED

California's farm labor force is aging rapidly, producing shortages as fewer young workers arrive and growers shift toward mechanization.
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