LOS ANGELES — A new nationwide study conducted by the United Farm Workers Foundation surveyed more than 2,000 farmworkers — including those who are documented and those lacking permanent legal status — about the impact immigration enforcement has had on their community over the past year.
The 29-page report shows that 90% of farmworkers surveyed said they worry about family separation because of deportations. Of those who responded, 49% said they have not lived in their country of origin for many years, while 13% fear persecution in their birthplaces.
In mid-June 2025, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pause immigration enforcement on farms and hotels, but then reversed course shortly after.
Right now, there is a bill before Congress that would help some farmworkers who entered the country illegally get temporary legal status by expanding the H-2A farm guest worker program.
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