Federal push to deport undocumented workers could bring pain, problems on many fronts, observers say

Farmers rely on foreign workers, many of whom are undocumented, to keep their operations running. But as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration and fewer Americans want to work in the fields, some fear they'll lack the workers to plant and harvest the crops that feed the nation. "Americans can't do these kinds of jobs," Cordona said.The loss of foreign workers could cut harvests and push supermarket prices higher.Produce imports could increase even as fruits and vegetables rot in American fields. Farms could fail, costing jobs and damaging the economy."Migrant labor is very important to agriculture," said Steve Ammerman, a spokesman for the New York Farm Bureau, a non-governmental organization with more than 200,000 members. "The average consumer would feel (the loss of workers) in many ways."