Trump Voter’s Warning Shows Why US Farms Fear Mass Deportations

Florida tomato grower Tony DiMare is all for President-elect Donald Trump slapping tariffs on the Mexican farmers who undercut him by paying workers a fraction of what he does.

He wants to stop illegal border crossings and likes the idea of deporting migrants convicted of serious crimes. But when it comes to Trump’s broader promises to expel all 11 million undocumented people living in the country, DiMare thinks it would be a disaster for American farmers.

“We have to secure our borders south and north, but you have to have a workforce in this country,” said DiMare, whose family has ...