It doesn’t matter if other employers legally hire them. The media will act as if the Trumps are the only one’s hire those folks and imply Trump lied about not wanting to hire foreigners.
Maybe it’s time to reform our prison system and use low risk inmates for those willing to work the fields for reduced sentences. More automation maybe?
These heroes of agriculture don’t even try to get locals to work for them. It’s a racket. I live 5 miles from a huge vineyard in VA and they never advertise for workers and somehow it all gets picked.