'We'll create a real void': Trump-supporting cattlemen fear workers will be deported
Cattle ranchers in a state that President-elect Donald Trump won by 20 points are worried about the ramifications of one of his key campaign pledges: mass deportations.
Trump has repeatedly vowed to deport millions of immigrants living in the country illegally beginning on his first day in office. In November, Trump said he would declare a national emergency to carry out his mass deportations and even use military assets to do so.
In Nebraska, where 58 percent of voters broke for Trump, cattle ranchers are expressing hesitation over the plan due to the impact it would have on their workforce.
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“Feeding, cleaning pens, walking pens, pulling sicks, processing, whatever it is,” Jerry Kuenning told Nebraska TV.
Kuenning said he supports many pieces of Trump's MAGA agenda, including enforcing immigration laws, but said the deportations are poised to wreak havoc on agriculture.
“I'm of the opinion we'll create a real void if they're sent home,” he told the station. “Addressing that they need to be legal but [the] problem is where's the line to go to be legal.”
Gov. Jim Pillen along with more than two other governors signed a letter promising to cooperate with the Trump administration and use state law enforcement and National Guard to enforce immigration laws.
