White House: “Immigration crackdown threatens higher food prices.”
Well, duh. This isn’t rocket science. Trump’s War on America threatens the most treasured values of our country.
Today I write about Trump’s War on immigrants and how this threatens U.S. businesses and creates chaos. His War costs the workers of America more than anyone else. It also breaks the hearts of true patriots … not that I expect him to recognize a patriot when he sees one.
The beginning of Trump’s War on America cracks down on immigrants and impacts all of America by driving up food prices. His War relies on ICE, supported by National Guard troops and the FBI, as its enforcement rages on. ICE snatches people off the streets and from fields, using helicopters to raid entire buildings. Trump’s War frequently targets individuals based on their skin color. Moreover, ICE doesn’t bother to verify whether those they target have the necessary legal documents. ICE arrests them and sends them to jails or deports them across borders to places they’ve never been.
Trump’s War on America earns consequences:
- Farmers’ workforce is shrinking. Food prices rose by 2.6% just last September, and Trump’s War on immigrants was only beginning. At this rate, imagine what food will cost next September. Farmers and consumers are caught in the crossfire, but for what?
- When immigrant workers are removed, cows don’t get milked, the milk dries up, and the cows stop producing milk. When tomatoes aren’t picked, they rot in the field. When tariffs prevent buyers from purchasing corn, soybeans, and sorghum, the crops pile up on the ground. Sometimes farmers are forced to sell their land. Who buys this land … apparently, Vance’s investment crew is ready to pay.
- When ICE raids people in their beds, they don’t show up for work the next morning. When restaurant workers are detained, cafes and restaurants close. Food trucks stop operating. When nursing home workers disappear, elderly residents are left unassisted, meals are delayed, and bedpans remain unattended.
- ICE has even attacked and shut down meat-packing plants. The industry has long been favored by Republicans, even though it is common knowledge that most of their assembly line workers are often undocumented. “Undocumented” means cheap labor, allowing distant plant owners to increase profits.
Trump’s War on America is causing food prices to rise, but agricultural producers don’t get paid more even though prices skyrocket.
But wait! Trump’s War on America has more targets. Mix in Trump’s new “enemies,” formerly known as reliable U.S. trading partners, friends, and allies.
Trump’s tariffs disrupt markets, causing buyers to seek other options. Brazil takes over our soybean markets in China and elsewhere. Trump’s War on America conveniently bypasses the U.S., allocating $20 billion to Argentina — a political move by Trump to cozy up with Argentina’s leader. Meanwhile, Argentina’s soybean exports hit a 7-year high.
As Trump engages in his tariff Wars against our friends, we end up paying the price. We are both sellers and buyers, both producers and consumers. It’s a full circle war, but don’t worry—Trump always designs things in ways that let him make money.
The White House gets fat and happy. Tariff revenue goes to the White House for Trump to use as he pleases, so it seems he may share a bit of his tariff income for buying off angry farmers with payments to replace crashed markets.
Trump does offer another “solution” for replacing the missing labor market. See USDA Secretary Rollins — bless her tiny heart. She suggests that people who lose their healthcare benefits should consider replacing immigrant farmers. Whatever was she thinking? She wants to send our single parents, our seniors, and low-wage earners out to the fields.
Farmers typically don’t hold PhDs from Yale or other Ivy League schools, but they have a deep well of knowledge about agriculture 🧑🌾 — from planting and harvesting to markets and investments. We depend on them. They deserve our respect. However, neither Rollins nor Trump live up to their promises when it comes to respecting farmers, their businesses, or their markets. Instead, they attack.
The combination of Trump’s War on America, targeting mass deportations, and his many tariffs is collapsing the agriculture and food industries.
Last year, Agriculture and Food supported 34 million jobs and generated $1.58 trillion. My prediction: This year’s numbers will not look so rosy.
Trump does not learn. Nor do his minions.
In his first term, Trump crashed the soybean market. Then he used some of the tariff dollars (his “profits) to bail out the farm crisis he created. Farmers clung to their livelihoods, and Brazil learned to cultivate soybeans. Now China buys Brazil’s soybeans.
Trump uses his War on America to deliberately crash markets with tariffs.
- The rural economy shatters.
- Food banks run on empty.
- Farmers do not see break-even prices.
Iowa’s economic activity was rated as “The Worst State Economy” in 2025. Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, and North Dakota have seen so little change in their GDPs that the “change” can’t even pass the mirror test — the change is so small that it cannot be seen. When Trump and Musk’s minions shut down USAID, Kansas lost almost its entire market for grain sorghum.
Not a single major farm state made it into the top half of WalletHub’s state-by-state economic rankings. Soybeans are down 30%. Corn is priced at a little more than $4; it takes $7 to see prices that pay the bills.
See the Great Depression, when the collapse of rural America rolled over to bring down urban America.
Trump’s War on America makes this a very dangerous time for our country. His War is not only about immigrants and tariffs. It also involves healthcare; taking care of our land, including clean water and clean air; investing in education and science, teaching our kids to be creative thinkers, and working closely with our allies. Working together brings us security.
CMB NEWS: Soya Market Analysis: Argentina’s Export Surge and Global Competitive Dynamics
Bryan Mena, CNN: FAQ: Why America just bailed out Argentina with a $20 billion lifeline
Barbara Leach, “Practical Politics” in Substack: Hey Farmers! Fool me once … Shame on you!
Lauren Kaori Gurley, The Washington Post: Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices
Julia Mueller, The Hill: 5 Things to know about Trump Agriculture pick Brooke Rollins