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No problem, Trump can just import food from Argentina to help bolster Argentina's economy. Or convince high skilled American workers to work on farms instead because I'm sure they'll do it for their country. 
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ACAMPO, Calif. — Many of the immigrant farmworkers in Acampo said they're afraid to even walk outside their homes, in fear they will be detained by ICE. It comes after President Donald Trump's back-and-forth on introducing new orders and directives.
In the grape fields of Acampo, hundreds of farm workers usually show up early to earn their living, and on top of working long hours in the heat, they also leave home in fear of being deported.
Most of the workers are undocumented immigrants or in the process of legalization. The workers ABC10 spoke to are so afraid of ICE, they asked for their faces not to be shown.
"Well, what brought me to this country is to work, progress and get ahead for myself and my family. But in reality, we've been treated really bad by the president that we have now," said Marcelo, who works in the grape fields.
Marcelo said he and some of his coworkers were initially in support of Donald Trump becoming president because they thought farmworkers would be treated better. But he says the president has given them his back by separating many families and leaving children without their mothers or fathers after the raids in Los Angeles.
"All the hard workers from here, have brought the country forward. It's because of us that this country is where it is," Marcelo said.
The father of four said that, without hard-working immigrants, the economy will go down.
"Marcelo says the president has to allow for people to work, to move forward and to have a better future. All these people are good and hardworking," Marcelo said.
The farm advocate said he wants immigrant workers to know that there are people who are in support of them and here to help them. He also said there has to be some solution to all of this, and lawmakers need to find a way for workers to be here legally.
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ACAMPO, Calif. — Many of the immigrant farmworkers in Acampo said they're afraid to even walk outside their homes, in fear they will be detained by ICE. It comes after President Donald Trump's back-and-forth on introducing new orders and directives.
In the grape fields of Acampo, hundreds of farm workers usually show up early to earn their living, and on top of working long hours in the heat, they also leave home in fear of being deported.
Most of the workers are undocumented immigrants or in the process of legalization. The workers ABC10 spoke to are so afraid of ICE, they asked for their faces not to be shown.
"Well, what brought me to this country is to work, progress and get ahead for myself and my family. But in reality, we've been treated really bad by the president that we have now," said Marcelo, who works in the grape fields.
Marcelo said he and some of his coworkers were initially in support of Donald Trump becoming president because they thought farmworkers would be treated better. But he says the president has given them his back by separating many families and leaving children without their mothers or fathers after the raids in Los Angeles.
"All the hard workers from here, have brought the country forward. It's because of us that this country is where it is," Marcelo said.
The father of four said that, without hard-working immigrants, the economy will go down.
"Marcelo says the president has to allow for people to work, to move forward and to have a better future. All these people are good and hardworking," Marcelo said.
The farm advocate said he wants immigrant workers to know that there are people who are in support of them and here to help them. He also said there has to be some solution to all of this, and lawmakers need to find a way for workers to be here legally.
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