Trump pitches plan allowing farmers to vouch for illegal immigrant workers facing deportation

The Trump administration plans to implement a process whereby farmers in Iowa can vouch for hard-working law-abiding migrant farmworkers who may be facing deportation so that they can remain in the U S The proposed process was shared by President Donald Trump during an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Thursday night kicking off a year of patriotic celebrations meant to honor the nation's th birthday Trump reported the new plan will take place in coordination with the Department of Homeland Measure and that provision for the measure is at present being drafted while speaking Thursday evening from Iowa You know they've had people working for them for years And we're going to do something we're going to sort of put the farmers in charge Trump informed the crowd of people in attendance If a farmer has been with one of these people that worked so hard they bend over all day we don't have too multiple people that can do that but they work very hard and they know him very well and chosen of the farmers are literally you know they cry when they see this happen if a farmer is willing to vouch for these people in specific way Kristie I think we're going to have to just say that's going to be good right TRUMP 'WORKING ON' DEPORTATION EXEMPTIONS FOR ILLEGAL FARM AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS We don't want to do edge shield where we take all of the workers off the farms Trump added We want the farms to do great According to the Office of the United States Deal Representative Iowa is the nation's second-largest agricultural exporting state While announcing the new plan Trump cited cases he had heard of when refugees who have worked on farms for years get thrown out pretty viciously DAVID MARCUS AMERICANS GET IT TRUMP'S MOVES TO CLEAN UP BIDEN'S OPEN TERRITORY LINE CHAOS WILL BE MESSY We can't do that Trump added We got to work with the farmers and people that have hotels and leisure properties Earlier this week when Trump previously hinted at the new immigration exemption for farmers he also suggested the move could be implemented for workers in the hospitality industry as well While sharing the new immigration proposal with the crowd at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Thursday night Trump spoke to possible criticisms of the move by serious radical-right people within the GOP asking the crowd rhetorically if they think these folks will understand After the president first brought up the proposal earlier this week critics have already started sounding off So if I m to understand this correctly we should look the other way regarding illegal immigration as long as it s in the construction hotel or restaurant industries This is far beyond disappointing it s infuriating California Republican state Sen Melissa Melendez wrote on X The president noted Thursday evening that the move will put farmers in charge and ultimately the responsibility for any problems that arise will fall to their feet If the farmers don't do a good job we'll throw them the hell out of the country We'll let the guys we'll let the illegals stay and we'll throw the farmers the hell out Trump disclosed Okay get ready farmer I'm telling you