Trump的移民镇压可能因为农业工人下降93%而造成粮食短缺。 警告说.
Trump's immigration crackdown risks food shortages due to 93% drop in farmworkers, Labor Dept. warns.
美国劳工部警告说,特朗普总统严格的移民执法可能引发粮食危机,因为农业工人严重短缺,无证劳动力下降了93%。
The U.S. Labor Department has warned that President Trump’s strict immigration enforcement could trigger a food crisis due to a severe shortage of farmworkers, citing a 93% drop in undocumented labor.
该部门将这场危机归因于过境和驱逐出境的减少,并表示美国工人并没有填补这一空白,尽管农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯 (Brooke Rollins) 声称该行业可能成为 100% 美国人,但自相矛盾。
The department attributes the crisis to reduced border crossings and deportations, stating that American workers are not filling the gap, despite conflicting claims from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that the sector could become 100% American.
根据劳工统计局的数据,一项有关H-2A签证工资的新规则可以每年将农业工人的薪资削减高达24.6亿美元,并允许雇主向工人收取住房费用。
A new rule on H-2A visa wages, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data, could cut farmworker pay by up to $2.46 billion annually and allow employers to charge workers for housing.
批评者称该政策为“驱逐和替换”战略,既有利于农业企业,又伤害移民和家庭佣工。
Critics call the policy a “deport and replace” strategy that benefits agribusiness while harming both migrant and domestic workers.
劳动部坚持认为,为防止供应中断,必须进行修改。
The Labor Department insists the changes are necessary to prevent supply disruptions.