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Trump Said Democrats Will Take Away Your Hamburgers. He’s the One Who Might.
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On Aug. 22, 2024, Donald Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris would abolish ICE and allow over 100 million immigrants into the U.S.; he promised the largest deportation effort in history if elected. Trump's plans echo Operation Wetback from 1954, threatening the meat industry reliant on immigrant labor. The 2006 ICE raids at Swift & Company resulted in 1,300 arrests, significantly impacting the workforce in Cactus, Texas, where JBS operates. Today, nearly half of the meatpacking workforce is foreign-born, with 80% at JBS's Greeley plant being immigrants. Trump's proposed policies could lead to a collapse of the meat supply chain, as seen during the pandemic, risking food shortages and economic devastation in small towns. Union president Kim Cordova warns that Trump's policies could turn Cactus into a ghost town, stating, 'If Trump’s policies go through, the industry will die.'
#Trump #Immigration #Meatpacking #Labor #Cactus #Jbs #Ice #FoodSupply #Asylum #Deportation
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/opinion/trump-immigration-border-meat-food-crisis.html
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On Aug. 22, 2024, Donald Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris would abolish ICE and allow over 100 million immigrants into the U.S.; he promised the largest deportation effort in history if elected. Trump's plans echo Operation Wetback from 1954, threatening the meat industry reliant on immigrant labor. The 2006 ICE raids at Swift & Company resulted in 1,300 arrests, significantly impacting the workforce in Cactus, Texas, where JBS operates. Today, nearly half of the meatpacking workforce is foreign-born, with 80% at JBS's Greeley plant being immigrants. Trump's proposed policies could lead to a collapse of the meat supply chain, as seen during the pandemic, risking food shortages and economic devastation in small towns. Union president Kim Cordova warns that Trump's policies could turn Cactus into a ghost town, stating, 'If Trump’s policies go through, the industry will die.'
#Trump #Immigration #Meatpacking #Labor #Cactus #Jbs #Ice #FoodSupply #Asylum #Deportation
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/opinion/trump-immigration-border-meat-food-crisis.html