Border Patrol Raids in Bakersfield

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'People aren't going to work': A surprising immigration raid set off fears in California farm country

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The Border Patrol conducted unannounced raids throughout Bakersfield on Tuesday , descending on businesses where day laborers and field workers gather.

Agents in unmarked SUVs rounded up people in vans outside a Home Depot and gas station that serves a breakfast popular with field workers.

This appears to be the first large-scale Border Patrol raid in California since the election of Donald Trump .

Growers and agricultural leaders in California and across the nation have warned that Trump 's promised mass deportations will disrupt the nation’s food supply.

Agriculture comprises about 10 percent of Kern County’s gross domestic product.

The Central Valley provides about a quarter of the United States ’ food.

“You are talking about a recession-level event if this is the new long-term norm,” Kern County resident says.

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