'We are not talking amnesty': President Trump rules out granting amnesty to illegal immigrants

President Donald Trump announced during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday that his administration is not considering granting amnesty to illegal immigrants who are already in the US. This comes as concerns have arisen from industries such as hospitality and agriculture that have come to rely on illegal immigrant labor.

"We're gonna give the farmers the people they need," Trump said, "but we're not talking amnesty."

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addressed the work program, saying that, in addition to a new plan to prevent Chinese interests from buying up American farmland, the new "strategic" plan will make sure farmers "have what they need."

Rollins said that the Department of Labor is very much involved in the plans to move toward automating the workforce and bringing in Americans to do the work necessary on farms.

This follows remarks made by Rollins, who said that "there will be no amnesty, the mass deportations continue but in a strategic way and we move the workforce towards automation and 100 percent American participation, which again with 34 million people, able-bodied adults on Medicaid, we should be able to do that fairly quickly."

On Tuesday, the US Department of Agriculture announced a National Farm Security Action Plan which "elevates American agriculture as a key element of our nation’s national security, addressing urgent threats from foreign adversaries and strengthening the resilience of our nation’s food and agricultural systems."

"The National Farm Security Action Plan takes aggressive action across seven critical areas.

 

• Secure and Protect American Farmland – Address U.S. foreign farmland ownership from adversaries head on. Total transparency. Tougher penalties.

• Enhance Agricultural Supply Chain Resilience – Refocus domestic investment into key manufacturing sectors and identify non-adversarial partners to work with when domestic production is not available. Plan for contingencies.

• Protect U.S. Nutrition Safety Net from Fraud and Foreign Exploitation – Billions have been stolen by foreign crime rings. That ends now.

• Defend Agricultural Research and Innovation – No more sweetheart deals or secret pacts with hostile nations. American ideas stay in America.

• Put America First in Every USDA Program – From farm loans to food safety, every program will reflect the America First agenda.

• Safeguard Plant and Animal Health – Crack down on bio-threats before they ever reach our soil.

• Protect Critical Infrastructure – Farms, food, and supply chains are national security assets—and will be treated as such."