UADA article: Mencer: Keeping good records a necessity for farms with H-2A labor
Sept. 1, 2025| National Agricultural Law Center
The Trump administration’s goal to expel millions of immigrants laboring in the food system will likely increase the foreign workforce in the U.S., experts said Thursday. The administration has said it wants U.S.-born workers to replace the immigrants who harvest fruits and vegetables and cut and package protein. But the more likely outcome is that […] The post ‘We want workers but we don’t want people’: Trump’s immigration raids will likely increase foreign workers in US, experts...| Investigate Midwest
Rural Illinois is shrinking. Over the past decade, all of Illinois’ 21 farm-dependent counties – places where farming makes up a large share of jobs and income – have lost population. Meanwhile, the state’s rural areas tied to meatpacking and food manufacturing have seen immigration slow population losses and, in some cases, keep local economies afloat. […] The post Rural Illinois’ food economy depends on immigrants appeared first on Investigate Midwest.| Investigate Midwest
Introduction A federal judge in Louisiana recently issued a final judgment that will impact the way farm worker wages are calculated...| National Agricultural Law Center
Sept. 1, 2025| National Agricultural Law Center
