Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat

[riversedge]

Source: npr




January 17, 20251:28 PM ET Jasmine Garsd



LINCOLN, Neb. — Every so often, Al Juhnke, executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association, says he'll get a phone call from one of his farmers about how to solve Nebraska's severe labor shortage..

It goes something like this: "Al, I got a great idea. Why don't we invite any immigrants? Legal, illegal … I don't care. Invite them to Nebraska because we have lots of openings out on our farm and we need help."

Juhnke smiles wearily as he tells the story.

Nebraska is one of the top meat producers in the U.S. It also has one of the worst labor shortages in the country. For every 100 jobs, there are only 39 workers, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Last January, the state's economic chamber released a report saying Nebraska had no choice but to welcome immigrants to "address the workforce gap."

Nebraska might need immigrants, but it also voted overwhelmingly for President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened to carry out mass deportations of people living in the U.S. illegally.......................

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/g-s1-42134/immigration-trump-mass-deportation-nebraska-economy-workers

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We have a somewhat similar situation here in WI were many immigrants are employed on the dairy farms. The locals just do not want to farm/milk cows--so the immigrants staff many farms.




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[sakabatou]

1. Nebraskans who voted for Dump: Why are the leopards eating our faces?!

[ananda]

3. And they thought they were getting Trumpcare...

and wouldn't believe it when they were told it was the
same as Obamacare.

Now they are about to lose it.

[Lovie777]

5. As Mr. Spock would say..................

illogical.

Red states usually vote against their own interest.

And then blame everyone else for they did.

[Ocelot II]

2. Hey, you leopards! Come to Nebraska, there's plenty of fresh meat!

[Irish_Dem]

4. If Nebraska can pony up big bribe money they will be fine.

[dem4decades]

6. Nebraska, with any luck will get what it deserves.

[PortTack]

7. Raise your hand if you think these red states are EVER going to learn.👎🏿

[crud]

8. They won't be messing with red states...

Only gonna deport blue state immigrants. And Nebraskan's will be cheering it on.

[riversedge]

9. You are probably right on both counts.

[NickB79]

10. We're going to have food shortages across the nation by this time next year

Hope everyone is prepared.

[Aristus]

11. Hey, Nebraska! Where's your nose?

Did you?…did you cut it off? You know, to spite your face?

Did Trump say nothing about deporting immigrants? The ones you rely on for your state’s economy?

Oh well.

Foxtrot Alpha, Foxtrot Oscar…

[JT45242]

12. Pay more...enough to make people do shit jobs in a shit state

If you paid enough people might be willing to come work for you... greedy bastard.

It might cut into your profits...but you might actually not cause food borne illness outbreaks and have fewer safety violations.

Of course, that solution would never occur to this guy who thinks that meat packing before the publishing of The Jungle was superior to today with all those pesky regulations.