86% of farmworkers in the U.S. are foreign born, and 45% are undocumented
Published
June 28, 2026 6:00AM (EDT)
Farmworkers picking corn in field (Getty Images/Hill Street Studios)
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
In deep‑red Idaho, even Republicans break with Trump on farm labor
86% of farmworkers in the U.S. are foreign born, and 45% are undocumented.
TL;DRAI
Trump deportations cut agricultural workforce 7% (Mar-Jul 2025); 86% of U.S. farmworkers are foreign-born, 45% undocumented. Idaho: 85% back legal pathway for longtime workers, showing food-security concerns diverge from national immigration rhetoric even among Republicans.
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