Farm Labor Review Impact

The President is now contemplating the harsh impact on the Produce industry due to his ICE policy. Trump said that by implementing a plan in which farmworkers were able to avoid being taken into custody, it would benefit a farming industry that contributed about $223 million to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2024,” Arnold reported. “Trump said that he doesn’t want to see immigration enforcement efforts that result in farms losing groups of workers.” 

As of 2025, over 50% of U.S. agricultural labor is projected to be filled by immigrant workers, many of whom are involved in manual harvesting of produce 1. This includes labor-intensive tasks such as picking fruits and vegetables—jobs that are difficult to automate and heavily reliant on human skill and endurance.

Industries concentration of undocumented workers: