dairy farmers

President Trump's immigration enforcement campaign has so far largely avoided agricultural workplaces, but dairy farmers in Idaho are worried that protection may not hold. Dairies depend heavily on immigrant labor, and operators say an enforcement push into farms would threaten milk production. Growers and industry groups are seeking assurances that farmworkers will be spared as crackdowns continue elsewhere.

President Trump's immigration enforcement has so far largely avoided agricultural workplaces, but dairy farmers in Idaho are worried the exemption will not hold. Dairies depend heavily on immigrant labor and cannot easily replace workers, and growers say a crackdown on farms would threaten milk production and their livelihoods.