Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California farms at risk
created: July 14, 2025, 8:01 p.m. | updated: July 14, 2025, 8:42 p.m.
Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-picked by immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Tate knows the farms around her well.
"In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone," she said in an interview.
"If 70% of your workforce doesn't show up, 70% of your crop doesn't get picked and can go bad in one day.
I fear this has created a tipping point where many will go bust."
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