04-08-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Can My Flower Farm Survive Without Immigrant Labor?
Tarkio, Mo.
I've followed the news of farm-worker deportations with great interest. We hire two seasonal workers from Mexico, both legal, at our small flower-growing business. The Trump administration has assured farmers that the labor shortage can be addressed by employing Medicaid recipients, who are now subject to work requirements and will line up at farm gates across the country.
