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Why American farmers rely on unauthorized workers

2025-07-08

On Point | Podcast

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More than 40% of hired farm laborers in the U.S. are immigrants without legal status. President Trump campaigned on a plan for mass deportation. But even he admits -- the country can't survive without many of the undocumented workers he promised to remove.

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