Immigration reforms needed

The recent focus on illegal immigrants in the U.S. has highlighted the ubiquity of their presence in agriculture. As protests rage all over the country, farmers and ranchers juggle the realities of employees not showing up for work out of fear while trying to get crops grown and livestock cared for.

According to most recent data, 44%of farmworkers in the U.S. are here illegally.

However, it is hard to know with certainty how accurate that percentage is with some estimates hovering around 50% and others as high as 75%.

The U.S. National Agricultural Worker Survey 2021-22 noted 58% of farmworker...