Farmers from Wisconsin to California hit by Trump's immigration raids. [View all]

Farmers from Wisconsin to California hit by Trump's immigration raids. What's next?

Farmers say few native–born residents will pick fruit or tend cows. The agriculture worker visa program can be costly, burdensome and limited. And they say Congress has failed to act for years.

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In Lincoln County, Wisconsin, where the rural landscape of pastures and fields is dotted with barns and silos, Hans Breitenmoser’s parents emigrated here in 1968 from Switzerland to raise dairy cows on a small farm.

He grew up amid the daily rhythms of feeding and milking. When the farm grew, they had to hire more workers. But they could find few native-born residents willing to take the jobs in the sparsely populated area. And over time, fewer younger people were sticking around the farms................

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