That is true about the number of strawberry pickers in NY, what will hit the USA consumer is the people not turning up for work on the farms, this will push up the price of food which you pay for, so will you be happy?
I agree that immigration needs to be sorted, illegals sorted as well.
A more structured way would be better, maybe guarantee work for the farms, get them documented? Already it is having and affect.
Fear of deportation has led to a sharp drop in farm worker attendance across California's agricultural heartland, leaving crops unharvested following U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, local news outlets have reported.
The immediate impact is evident in Kern County, one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. Over the last two weeks, growers have seen sharp declines in their workforce attendance, which they attribute to heightened immigration crackdowns.
Citrus grower and former Kern County Farm Bureau president, Peter Belluomini, reported that his usual harvest crew dropped from 30 workers to just five, saying many were "hiding at home" out of fear.