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The reason is simple: an increase in immigration enforcement, including high-profile ICE raids, shook Texas farm workers to their core. The news filtered fast that workers—regardless of legal status—chose safety over a salary.

Farmers, who had been working with their crews for decades, described the loss as “devastating” and “unprecedented.” This is alarming as most farms are founded upon immigrant labor, both legal and illegal, creating a domino effect for the food system as a whole.

. . . When farm workers vanish, the effects are felt far beyond the fields. Livestock is untended, crops go unpicked, food production declines, and food prices dramatically increase. In Texas alone, where specialty vegetables and fruits must be hand-picked, worker shortages jeopardize entire harvest seasons.

This results in fewer foods on grocery store shelves, higher prices for families nationwide, and a greater reliance on imports. Threads on Reddit and YouTube are already predicting price hikes and empty produce shelves.

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[-] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 66 points 3 weeks ago

I wonder how many of these farmers in Texas voted for Trump? My guess is the majority of them. You reap what you sow.

Actually this year is "Nobody reaps what you've sown and it rots in the field" but that's not as succinct.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's one of those rare moments when both something and its opposite are objectivelly true.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 3 weeks ago

It's too bad that I don't give a fuck about farmers who voted to arrest their workforce. Put on a cowboy hat and harvest your produce yourself. This is what you wanted.

If you didn't notice, I also hate cowboys.

[-] funkyfarmington@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I thought I was the only one who thought this. I've never met someone wearing a cowboy hat who had integrity.

[-] starchylemming@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

what about food security?

isnt the us even a net exporter?

[-] halferect@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sure there are plenty of Republicans willing to take a job for shit pay that is back breaking and dangerous right?

[-] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Good news, Texans: the tailor that makes bootstraps didn't vanish overnight

[-] lettruthout@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

So that was written by AI, right?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

It really felt like it, but it has a human’s name on the byline, fwiw. And there were some “rounded corners” that made me think a person edited it a fair bit.

[-] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 10 points 3 weeks ago

human’s name on the byline

In a different magazine they used human names for their AI. Turned out the profile pics came from ThesePeopleDoNotExist

[-] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

You telling me that "Animal planet HQ" might not be a reliable political news source?

[-] rimu@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

Disappointing to see such slop so heavily upvoted just because it fits what people want to see.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 weeks ago
[-] prole 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Who could have seen this coming.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

They were totally blindsided

[-] stonedtemplepilot@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago

So MAGA isn't about the US being self reliant on produce and products after all?

[-] foggianism@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

No, they are just racist schmucks, just like we suspected

[-] spoke0thedevil@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

Did anyone else get ai vibes while reading the article? Idk if it's just me but the writing seemed so generic like something chat gpt spits out.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's gonna hurt a lot more.

[-] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Texas can survive all on its own!

[-] madlian@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 weeks ago

Good. Let them starve. Maybe they’ll do something about it.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Um......who's "them" in this scenario? Because if the farms shut down, that means EVERYBODY starves. Can't feed the public if there's no food supply.

[-] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

My guess is “them” = Americans? This (for now) is largely a “them” problem and it’s unlikely anyone will really push back until most people lose their bread and / or circuses. It makes sense. Most people want to just “be” and live peacefully, and will avoid disruptions until they can’t.

I hope they find a way to correct their government before things get to starvation though.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

Do you think that the only food available in Texas is that which is grown in Texas?

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

They ain't paying Mexico prices fer sure

[-] prole 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Can't wait to hear all about why this is the Democrats' fault.

[-] madlian@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago

Starvation for you, and for you, and for you!!

[-] Sausagecat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Texas exports a lot to Mexico and Canada. This is not something that will only affect the US. Here's a link for some of that if you're curious.

https://ustr.gov/map/state-benefits/tx

[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think ICE wellness farms will find the guards being murdered and the slaves being armed.

[-] hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

If anything, this hopefully illuminates to all Americans how much of our labor is provided by the periphery.

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