A Florida Immigration Law Is Turning Farm Towns Into ‘Ghost Towns'

[Gritsngravy]

Tlr knowitalls said undocumented workers were taking jobs from people.

Yet article says people somehow someway weren't falling over themselves to become farmworkers once the jobs opened up.

What gives?

How much money do farm workers make in the south?

 

[Dameon Farrow]

How much money do farm workers make in the south?

Dirt. I never believed they were taking jobs myself. I know better.

Our newly elected Republican governor isn't crazy enough to enforce something like this.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

"we have no choice but to continue to exploit migrant workers, if we didn't, our economy would collapse "

Welcome to capitalism.

 

[theworldismine13]

When desantis passed laws against teaching black history no immigrant groups said anything, so why are black people concerned about this

On top of that in Florida there is rampant legal and illegal discrimination against black people in the workforce using "bilingual preferred" work environments

 

[Mowgli]

Subsidize agricultural jobs for americans until enough people have the skill to take the reins.

 

[Strapped]

 

[Jx2]

 

[88m3]

@the cac mamba

 

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‘We Voted for Trump to Fix the Border. Now We’re Milking Cows Alone at 4 A.M.’ – Vermont Farmers Face Harsh Reality as ICE Raids Hit Home

When Donald Trump supporters in rural Vermont cast their ballots, many say they never imagined immigration…

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‘We Voted for Trump to Fix the Border. Now We’re Milking Cows Alone at 4 A.M.’ – Vermont Farmers Face Harsh Reality as ICE Raids Hit Home​

written by TheSarkariForm May 23, 2025






When Donald Trump supporters in rural Vermont cast their ballots, many say they never imagined immigration crackdowns would come to their farms. But in recent weeks, a wave of federal enforcement has rattled the backbone of Vermont’s dairy industry — and sparked an unexpected movement of solidarity, advocacy, and reflection.

At the heart of this shift is Dustin Machia, a fifth-generation dairy farmer from Sheldon. Like many in the region, Machia voted for Trump, drawn by promises of border control and national security. “We didn’t want drugs or gangbangers,” he said. But what he didn’t expect was losing some of his most dedicated employees to immigration arrests.
“It’s scaring the farming community,” Machia admitted. “We didn’t think they’d come for the people who help us milk cows.”

His unease follows a series of recent detentions. On April 21, Border Patrol officers apprehended eight Mexican workers at Pleasant Valley Farms, the state’s largest dairy operation. A few weeks earlier, another worker was arrested while delivering groceries to the farm.

The arrests — though described by federal agents as a response to a citizen tip rather than a targeted raid — have nevertheless shaken Vermont’s agricultural community. State leaders and farm advocates now warn of a crisis, not just of labor, but of conscience.

Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts noted that while immigrants make up a small portion of the state’s population, they are essential to its $3.6 billion dairy sector, which produces 63 percent of New England’s milk. “These workers are vital,” Tebbetts said. “Without them, the cows don’t get milked.”

Indeed, with the number of dairy farms in Vermont halved since 2013, but the cow population remaining stable, operations have scaled up — and leaned heavily on migrant labor. According to the University of Vermont, 94% of dairy farms that hire outside help rely on migrants, mostly undocumented workers from Mexico.

Despite political rhetoric, the reality on the ground is clear: the dairy industry depends on these laborers — many of whom work 12-hour days starting at 4 a.m., like “Chepe,” an undocumented worker and father of three who has become an advocate with Migrant Justice.
“I used to feel safer here,” said Chepe, who hasn’t seen his children in eight years. “But since Trump came back, it feels like we’re going back to the dark ages.”

Still, amid fear, a remarkable show of unity is growing. Chepe now helps lead protests and organizes for better protections, while Vermont’s farming families — many of them Trump voters — are voicing concern not just for their livelihoods, but for the wellbeing of the workers they’ve come to rely on.

Legal advocates, like Brett Stokes of the Vermont Law and Graduate School, are stepping in to defend the detained workers, who were quickly funneled through deportation proceedings. “They pay taxes. They do essential work. They’re part of our communities,” Stokes said.

The growing awareness has also reignited calls for immigration reform, especially the lack of a visa program for year-round dairy work. Unlike Vermont’s apple or berry farms, which can hire seasonal workers legally, dairy farms have no such option.
“Replacing your whole crew every few months isn’t realistic,” said Machia. “It takes time to train people, and locals just don’t want to do this work anymore.”

Even though Machia says he would still vote for Trump, the recent crackdown has prompted a deeper reckoning within his community — and perhaps, unexpectedly, a new sense of appreciation for those they once took for granted.

In a state where farms rely on undocumented hands, Vermont is waking up to an inescapable truth: immigrant labor isn’t just a political talking point — it’s the force that keeps the barns running and the milk flowing. And now, with fear in the air, farmers and migrant workers alike are standing up — together.

 

[the cac mamba]

‘We Voted for Trump to Fix the Border. Now We’re Milking Cows Alone at 4 A.M.’ – Vermont Farmers Face Harsh Reality as ICE Raids Hit Home​

Even though Machia says he would still vote for Trump

these stupid rednecks need to get it good and hard from republicans, in the next year

 

[ORDER_66]

They mad cause i asked why these american companies not paying american born workers a fair wage...

I thought it was america first...

 

[bnew]

The new MAGA norm

https://archive.ph/gX2rg

Spoiler: text

Posted on Sat Sep 6 13:01:52 2025 UTC

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Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com)

Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com)

Where are the red Make America Great Again hats out in the fields? You know, the same people who swore immigrants were “taking their jobs.” Keep snatching hard-working folks who are just trying to support their families and don’t be shocked when this becomes the new norm.

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Spoiler: full text & large images

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cwebbonline.com
Where are the red Make America Great Again hats out in the fields? You know, the same people who swore immigrants were “taking their jobs.”

Keep snatching hard-working folks who are just trying to support their families and don’t be shocked when this becomes the new norm.

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oeishik.bsky.social
We're literally watching our prosperity rotting in the fields. Thanks to Donald's bigotry & disruption. youtu.be/XT0wpT_62OM


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cwebbonline.com
You nailed it.

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ernest33141.bsky.social
Totally TOP

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otrodia.bsky.social

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wombatbitme.bsky.social
I think I’ve run out of words for maga idiocy

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blabalino.com
Put the Florida National Guard to work rounding up MAGA unemployed to work the fields. Must be more interesting then cleaning up and laying mulch.

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skowalchuk.bsky.social
Great idea!

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hooroousa.bsky.social
You can't believe that the maggots would WORK.

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stevegangi.bsky.social
Bad accent from old war movie... "Ve haff vays to make you verk"

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robertcpadilla.bsky.social
This economy is fundamentally reliant on immigrant workers.

That is why it's important not to deport them but to help them get documented.

It actually makes economic sense.

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tedium24x7.bsky.social
Unfortunately, bigots who don't know how anything works have been put in charge of the country.

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freetahfox.bsky.social
This was all planned. Those bigots were very carefully cultivated by soulless men with very deep pockets and in the overall picture they had no more choice than a cog in a huge machine over which way it turns.

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pasandy.bsky.social
These farmers now want the government (us) to pay the losses these policies cost them.

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cwebbonline.com
Trump doesn’t care about those farmers. Even though most of them voted for him.

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ra59050.bsky.social
He will reimburse them & they keep voting for him.

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eheart.bsky.social
They know that. That’s one reason they keeping voting for Republicans. It’s shameful, but they have no shame or morals.

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bluedoggy.bsky.social
It is about the racism, the cruelty. None of this makes farm sense, or any type of business sense.

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sandyinthepacnw.bsky.social
None of it makes sense because it’s not supposed to. Cruelty is the design. The Mad King hoards wealth and power while everyone else is left to rot. That’s the point.

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waffa.bsky.social
Meanwhile, many are starving in Gaza as our food rots in the fields...

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sommaf.bsky.social
It's so awful.

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call634-5789.bsky.social

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scooter1981.bsky.social
But I do own 47 guns…

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angrylibra.bsky.social
Where are all the racist whites that wanted to get rid of all the brown people because they were scared of them stealing their jobs????

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natureskid.bsky.social
As a Libra myself, I agree…!

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jaimec66.bsky.social

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greglwhite.bsky.social
President George Bush Jr. could join Mensa compared to this guy. I don't want a President "like me", I want one a whole lot smarter than most people, and hires smart.people to help with the stuff they don't know.

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battleax-70.bsky.social
Christopher, I was born & raised in CA & know who walks the rows.

I supported the Grape Boycott & fight for the UFW.

I know who works the feedlots, harvests the apples, works the rich Earth. Who breaks their backs under that blazing Sun.

Not Anglos for sure, get food from field to plate.

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upine.bsky.social
They DK this is happening bc most media are Right Wing & don't cover such things. They only cover pretty lies about T/GOP & ugly lies about Dems.

And that's why they voted GOP to begin with too.

upine.medium.com/the-vast-rea...

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djmabeizy.bsky.social
You are spot on Julie

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himself132.bsky.social
There was a similar problem after Brexit.

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noelkeith.bsky.social
This is part of why I say that Trump slumps a drools a bit as he rides Famine;

Hegseth looks queasy as he pulls up on War;

RFK, jr sits astride Pestilence with what’s destined to be the biggest body count by far;

Of course Putin is shirtless as he gallops around on Death.

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imzadi4410.bsky.social
The Four Horsemen of the Modern Apocalypse. #StopICE
Bluesky

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natureskid.bsky.social
OH MY HOLINESS, BIBLICAL AWAKENING TO END OF DAYS……!

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mrayburn8743.bsky.social
I bet the owner of this patch voted for Trump.

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mickey23.bsky.social
Also farmer in Fl lost his whole tomatoes crop, this is happening folks, the price of fresh fruits, vegetables skyrocketing, expect shortages, this is what U voted for Maga, and it's gonna get worse. Voting has consequences.

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flathdlake.bsky.social
As does not bothering to vote.

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americaisdoomed.bsky.social
all the tough jobs are done by immigrants because “real americans” are too weak and lazy to do these jobs. america is weak. Not even a first world country anymore. A failed nation.

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pastajoe.bsky.social

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robertschlesinger.bsky.social
Econometric models forecast that Trump & Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have so damaged the U.S. economy with impulsive tariffs & ICE raids that a socio-economic collapse is soon possible in the U.S.
Amazing how fast Trump & Lutnick destroyed a once great superpower, while personally profiting.

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tenderheartstrong.bsky.social
Looks just fukking like him

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cykoore.bsky.social
The Year Without a Harvest

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sandyinthepacnw.bsky.social
Next up: children in berry fields and folks on antidepressants harvesting lettuce. RFK Jr. floated that idea with a straight face.

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jerrettsnyder.bsky.social
A straight face and a voice of a 10 pack a day smoker, or maybe it's his brainworm that makes his voice sound like he drinks gasoline and bleach all day.

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jc-82.bsky.social
They want to buy up farmland. JD V has financial ties to AcreTrader. Buying up distressed farms and selling to foreign investors. What will it take for these guys to wake up and figure out the intent was always to screw them out of their farms so JD can turn a profit off their misfortune.

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wonderful1.bsky.social
What a pity.
Remove DeSatan and De Felon

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deborahk777.bsky.social


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sailingsteve.bsky.social
And the farmer/owner voted for whom???

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grantmountieofanna.bsky.social
What a horrible waste. All for the rapist Trump regime.

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pissedashell.bsky.social
It was already well-known that the majority of white Americans were NEVER going to take the manual labor jobs left vacant by hard-working immigrants! This Country's idiotic racism will be key in our undoing!!

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[88m3]

black jobs?