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Politics● LowOct 30 · Oct 30, 2026, 12:28 PM

‘Scared of crossing the border’: The Arizona farmers who rely on Mexican workers

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · North America

The vast produce farms of Yuma County, Arizona, rely heavily on foreign workers who cross the border every day from Mexico. John Boelts, a farmer and staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump, praises the administration’s strict border controls – though he says that competing Republican factions have complicated efforts to hire foreign labourers.

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