Story by Fisher Jack

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*Farmers who once supported Donald Trump are now speaking out about the damage done by his immigration policies and aid cutbacks.

Many say they’re losing workers and the government help they were promised.

One of those farmers is 36-year-old J.J. Ficke of Kirk, Colorado. He joined 81% of Yuma County voters in supporting Trump but now fears for the survival of his farm.

“It’s like the rug was pulled out from under us,” Ficke told The Washington Post. We can’t find workers, and now the funding we counted on is gone.”

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Immigration Raids Leave Farms Desperate for Workers

Under Trump’s second term, immigration enforcement has ramped up, leaving many farms without labor. Ficke had been depending on a seasonal farmhand from Latin America, funded by a government grant.

That $200,000 grant, spread over two years, was meant to help with worker costs. But in early 2025, the Trump administration froze billions in agricultural subsidies, including Ficke’s grant, as immigration crackdowns took priority.

The $50 million program Ficke joined also included 140 other farmers, none of whom have received their promised payments since January, according to The Post.

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Personal Note:

President Trump embraced a complex, ambitious agenda at the beginning of his second term. He should have pursued a policy of Reduction of Hardcore Crime instead of Reduction of Illegal Immigrants, both policies have common areas, but at least He would break his agenda in more manageable fragments.

Reduction of Illegal Immigrants causes stagflation whereas Reduction of Hardcore Crime causes improvement in the quality of life. America desires primarily Reduction of Hardcore Crime.

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