If Trump's plans for mass deportations penetrate California’s heartland, it almost surely would decimate the workforce farmers rely on to plant and harvest their crops. So, why aren't farmers yelling in protest?

The "Sanctuary State' is readying legal challenges to thwart a second Trump administration's mass deportation plans.

Even before Donald Trump was elected president, California's immigrant rights advocates were bracing for his return.In fact, members of more than 250 organizations held 15 members between August and October,

The loss of workers only speaks to part of the financial impact of deportations. Undocumented immigrants also power the state’s economy as consumers and taxpayers.

Mass deportation: Advocates warn that Trump’s pledges to deport one million people a year — which the American Immigration Council estimates could cost taxpayers and the economy $88 billion annually — will threaten more than just undocumented immigrants, reports CalMatters’ Wendy Fry