Agriculture was not a focus of the 2016 election campaign, but President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly made headlines because of his strong, sometimes shifting, stances on issues such as immigration, trade and climate change.
California’s ongoing drought and the number of immigrant farm workers employed in Ventura County, have local farm owners, workers and law experts alike anxious about Trump’s impending presidency. Though views on the president-elect’s proposed policies are sharply divided, many agree on one thing: Trump’s unpredictability makes preparing for potential policy changes difficult, if not impossible.
