Texas Cattle Assn. Complains of ICE, Iowa Farmers Union Endorses Democrats . . .
“ICE operations are having a massive chilling effect.”
Joint Texas and Kansas Statement
Massive Chilling Effect
A joint statement from Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Kansas Livestock Association and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association regarding the ongoing ICE operations in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas:
“The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and Texas Cattle Feeders Association are closely monitoring reported U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity affecting agricultural communities in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.
Our organizations respect the responsibility of federal agencies to enforce the law. At the same time, cattle producers, feedyards, dairies, livestock markets, processors, and other rural businesses depend on a stable workforce to care for animals, protect food safety, and keep the supply chains operating. Sudden workforce disruptions can create immediate animal-welfare, operational, and economic consequences that extend well beyond an individual business. These ICE operations are having a massive chilling effect on the legal, documented, skilled workers that put beef on the table and keep the cattle supply chain moving. Additionally, these types of disruptions will lead to higher beef prices for consumers.
Reported impacts to our organizations throughout the past few days have been:
- Thousands of fed cattle slated for shipping to processors now delayed, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenue and additional costs.
- Workforce disruptions at numerous supply chain chokepoints such as feedyards, dairies, processors, feed and grain companies, transportation hubs, and community services.
These disruptions come at a time of enhanced focus and pressure on the cattle and beef supply chain. They are a costly and unnecessary impact to cattle producers already suffering from unwelcome political interference to both the markets as well as the physical supply chain. Frustratingly, the harm these actions cause to cattle producers last for days and weeks after such operations conclude.
We urge federal officials to conduct enforcement actions in a lawful, orderly, and transparent manner; respect due process; and communicate clearly with affected employers and communities.”
Iowa Farmers Union Endorses Democrats
The Iowa Farmers Union announced its endorsements of the five Iowa Democrats running for Congress.
The Farmers Union said it had endorsed Josh Turek for the U.S. Senate, and Christina Bohannan (in Iowa’s 1st District), Lindsay James (Iowa-2), Sarah Trone Garriott (Iowa-3) and Dave Dawson (Iowa-4) for the U.S. House.
“This election is too important to sit on the sidelines. Farmers are facing unprecedented challenges, from unfair trade policies and corporate consolidation to threats to water quality and rural healthcare,” Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Lehman said in a press release. “We need leaders in Congress who are ready to take real action on the issues that matter to our members. The candidates we’re endorsing today have demonstrated they understand these challenges and are committed to solutions that put farmers at the center of agricultural policy.”
Rick Rule
We can debate whether we should have let them in, but we did.
Deport them All, on changed rules is racist, wrong, and economically stupid too.
Current Polling Numbers on Immigration
- Nate Silver’s Aggregate: Places Trump’s net approval on immigration at approximately –11.0% to –13.0%.
- The Economist/YouGov Tracker: Recorded Trump’s immigration approval at 40% approval vs. 53% disapproval (putting him 13 points underwater), marking a low point for what was historically his strongest policy issue.
Debate Challenge
I think Scott Presler should speak to the farmers and ranchers in Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, and Kansas about his deport them all priorities.
In fact, I challenge him to a national debate.
Hello Scott Presler, let’s debate immigration policy.
First, Some Good News
More Good News
I hear Trump’s ballroom is going well.
“Wow what a view.”
The ballroom is my top priority. What about yours?
Republicans are going to get crushed in the midterms.
And there is precisely one person who deserves all the credit for three reasons: Stupid wars, stupid tariff policy, stupid deportation policy.
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