How Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry – visualized

The president is threatening to deport essential farm workers, grocery clerks and food delivery drivers. But without them, shelves could go empty and prices could soar

The Trump administration's assault on immigrants is starting to hit the American food supply.

In Texas, farmers who have for years depended on undocumented people for cheap labor - to plant, harvest and haul produce - have reported that workers are staying home to avoid raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). In Los Angeles, restaurants and food trucks have been forced to close as the immigrants who cook and wait tables fear Ice and other law enforcement.