Farmers say few native–born residents will pick fruit or tend cows. The agriculture worker visa program can be costly, burdensome and limited. And they say Congress has failed to act for years.

• The Trump administration’s tough stance on immigration is creating uncertainty for America’s farmers.
• Many farms rely on foreign-born labor to pick crops, tend to livestock and handle other work.
• The Trump administration in June suspended farm enforcement but then reversed that decision.
• More recently, Trump has cited the importance of farm labor and said his administration would look into ways for farmworkers to “be here legally, they can pay taxes and everything.”
• Other administration officials, including border czar Tom Holman, said there would be no “amnesty” but cited ongoing discussions about policy changes related to farmworkers.