By NOLA.com Editorial Staff
The trade and immigration policies of the Trump administration have rippled through the nation’s economy in myriad ways, and Louisiana has not been immune to their effects. In recent months, we’ve catalogued the ways tariffs have affected our ports, our retailers and even our coffee shops.
Our farmers are particularly exposed, with trade wars threatening the ability of rice growers and other commodity producers to export their crops. We also know that much of our agricultural sector relies on labor that is done by workers from other countries. And President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration has had far-reaching effects.