Trump Reverses Again On ICE Raids At Farms: I Don’t Want To Hurt Our Farmers, They Keep Us Happy And Fat

USA Today reports:

President Donald Trump again is saying he wants to shield farmers from the effects of his crackdown on illegal immigration, just days after his administration reinstated workplace raids on agricultural operations.

“We’re looking at doing something where, in the case of good, reputable farmers, they can take responsibility for the people that they hire and let them have responsibility, because we can’t put the farms out of business. I never want to hurt our farmers. They keep us happy and healthy and fat,” Trump told reporters.

“And at the same time we don’t want to hurt people that aren’t criminals.” The Trump administration has been sending conflicting messages on the issue.

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Trump: “We’re looking at doing something where in the case of good, reputable farmers, they can take responsibility for the people they hire. Because we can’t put the farms out of business … I never want to hurt our farmers. They keep up happy and healthy and fat.” pic.twitter.com/r3PcmVSoks

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