Perspective | Many Maryland watermen deny the crab crisis is Trump’s fault. Except it is.
“Just one month into crabbing season, everyone here is feeling it. The guy who builds the crab pots, the bait fishermen, the crabbers, the crab house suppliers, the little roadside crab shack, the local general store, the waterman’s wife who can’t afford to stay home with the kids anymore — all of them are in trouble thanks to the fear of immigrants that helped elect President Trump and is now shaping the administration’s hard-line approach toward legal and illegal immigration.
“For the most part, though, the very folks in trouble on the Eastern Shore refuse to see the connection. […]
“The frenetic and unthinking clampdown on the seasonal visas has been disastrous for Maryland’s fragile and beloved blue crab industry. These temporary workers were the key to survival for the crabbing industry in the lower Chesapeake region.”
Seasonal crab pickers from Mexico have lost their visas as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown. Guess what? It puts Americans out of work, too.
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