Trump's Deportation Plans Spark Concern Among U.S. Farmers and Food Supply Experts

Mexican migrant workers load boxes of organic cilantro during the fall harvest in Wellington, Colorado. Although demand for the farm's organic produce is high, migrant labor force is sharply declining. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

As the United States agriculture industry faces a decreasing labor force, made up mostly of undocumented immigrant workers, Donald Trump's promised mass deportation operation has many farmers and ranchers worried about their future.

While Trump has indicated his administration would initially focus on deporting immigrants with a criminal background, in a recent NBC interview the Republican leader revealed that the "others" would follow. His announcements, along with those made by incoming border czar Thomas Homan, have sent shockwaves through immigrant communities–and their employers.