Trump talks to farmers ~ who need immigration help

Donald Trump spoke to farmers about tax policies, but he didn't do anything to help them with productivity and their critical migrant labor issues. I'm reading how Donald Trump demanded for farmers, who he spoke with at their Nashville convention to give him a standing ovation, after his useless speech.

Well, Trump should have considered himself fortunate when he received any appluase after his useless speech. Farmers were just being polite. They never intended to give him a standing endorsement.  Donald Trump's draconian and cruel immigration policies are harming farmers ability to be productive and this will absolutely show up in the way of higher food prices with shortages of certain meat and produce.

Farmers need help with labor that is provided largely by immigrants! They'll give him a standing ovation when he can provide the help they need with their productivity through meaningful immigration reform.

Trump tells crowd in Nashville to 'get up' and give him a standing ovation ~reported Bob Bryan ~ Trump gave a speech to the American Farm Bureau Federation in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday.

But here is where American farmers really want relief- with immigration help.  ~ Immigration reform and farm workers:

Immigration is a critically important issue for farmworkers. 

Over one-half of the approximately 2.5 million seasonal workers on U.S. farms and ranches lack authorized immigration status. 

These farmworkers, like millions of Americans before them, immigrated to the United States to find opportunities and create a better life for their families. Farmworkers, who work extremely hard, often in hazardous conditions and for very low wages, make great contributions to our economy and deserve a common sense path to citizenship.

Undocumented workers’ fear of deportation deprives them of bargaining power with their employers and inhibits them from challenging illegal employment practices. The presence of so many vulnerable farmworkers depresses wages and working conditions for all farmworkers, including U.S. citizens and lawful immigrants. Outside of the workplace, daily life for many undocumented farmworkers and their families is filled with fear about potential deportation and separation from family and loved ones.

Farm worker Justice is committed to immigration reform that empowers farm workers to improve their inadequate wages and working conditions. Congress should enact legislation that reforms our broken immigration system and creates a road map to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring Americans, including farm workers and their family members. Immigration reform should be a stepping stone toward modernizing agricultural labor practices and treating farm workers with the respect they deserve. For today’s and tomorrow’s farm workers, a road map to immigration status and citizenship, combined with strong labor protections and economic freedom, is essential.

Illegal immigrants help fuel U.S. farms. Does affordable produce depend on them?~ Estimates of the number of farm workers employed in the United States vary. According to Robert Guenther, senior vice president for public policy for the United Fresh Produce Association, a produce industry trade group, it’s about 1.5 million to 2 million. 

Perhaps farmers will give Donald Trump a standing ovation as he resigns and leaves the White House.