The Great Read: A Republican Farmer Relies on Immigrant Work. He Sees His Party Erasing It.
For 20 years, Tim O’Harrow has asked lawmakers to acknowledge that America’s food supply depends on immigrants. Politics went in the other direction.
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March 27, 2026, 2:01 p.m. Eastern time

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A Republican Farmer Relies on Immigrant Work. He Sees His Party Erasing It.

For 20 years, Tim O’Harrow has asked lawmakers to acknowledge that America’s food supply depends on immigrants. Politics went in the other direction.

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