Agriculture and labor experts assess U.S. guest worker program in panel

Agriculture and labor experts assess U.S. guest worker program in panel

By Laila Ayala

Published May 8, 2025, The Dartmouth

On April 29, four panelists with backgrounds in agriculture, labor and immigration discussed the history and role of guest workers in agriculture and the impacts of automation on farms and their workers.

A group of academics and agriculture professionals came together to talk about migrant labor and food production in a panel last week. 

The Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies department and Dialogue Project hosted the event on April 29, titled "If Not Immigrants, Who? Food labor in the Era of Mass Deportation." LALACS professor Matthew Garcia, who moderated the event, said it was important because "we rarely think about the question of how we can keep this agricultural economy going without workers."

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