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Trump isn’t even in office yet and Border Patrol is doing raids in California, targeting farm workers.

“Acres of orange fields sat unpicked in Kern County this week as word of Border Patrol raids circulated."

"The panic and confusion, for both immigrants and local businesses that rely on their labor, foreshadow what awaits communities across California if Trump follows through on his promise to conduct mass deportations."

“'If this is the new normal, this is absolute economic devastation,' said Richard S. Gearhart, an associate professor of economics at Cal State-Bakersfield."

https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/01/kern-county-immigration-sweep/

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