At a time when US food prices have been increasing faster than overall inflation, the Trump administration has admitted to enacting policies that put the the US food supply at risk and a continuation of existing policy will drive US farmers out of business. Earlier this month the Department of Labor issued a report which states "The near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens combined with the lack of an available legal workforce is threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers." The report went on to say that without immediate action to correct the situation that "agricultural employers will be unable to maintain operations and the nation's food supply will be at risk."
The labor department filing reduces the minimum wage that must be paid to H2-A visa workers by $1.12 to $3.18 per hour depending on the state. The change is expected to result in farmers seeking to hire more foreign workers.
This contradicts the July claim from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that the administration is working toward an "100% American workforce."
Other info in the report also appears to paint Rollins statement as a practical impossibility. The report makes it clear that there is a "lack of qualified and eligible U.S. workers." It goes on to say that the most recent data confirms that "despite efforts to broadly advertise agricultural jobs...domestic applicants are not applying for agricultural positions in sufficient numbers."
Here is the link to the actual filing from the Dept of Labor. www.federalregister.gov
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