1 min readBy FRANCE24
Midterms 2026: The farmers calling for more migrant workers
By FRANCE24Lesotho

As the US midterms approach, immigration is once again dominating the country’s political discourse and Arizona’s largely agricultural Yuma County, just miles from the Mexican border, is no exception. But here, farmers like John Boelts are calling for more legal migrants, warning that without the labour they provide essential crops may go to waste or never be planted at all. France 24’s Sam Ball and Barbara Gabel sent this report.
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- 70 words · 1 min read
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- October 20, 2026
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