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Farmers and their workers are concerned about mass deportations

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Farmworkers pick beans in a field Florida City, Florida. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Farmworkers pick beans in a field Florida City, Florida. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Here & Now's Jane Clayson speaks with attorney Kristi Boswell about the concerns that President-elect Donald Trump's promised mass deportations will disrupt farms, where about half of the labor force is undocumented.

Boswell, who advised the first Trump administration on farm labor and immigration issues, tells Clayson that, "there will be agriculture workers that are caught up in this, and farmers have anxiety about that." It could also affect food prices.

This segment aired on January 9, 2025.

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