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Immigration raids threaten beef prices

Meatpacking and cattle industry groups said recent ICE enforcement in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas threatened to disrupt operations and raise beef prices, a concern echoed by two Republican senators.

Reposted by James S. Shortle

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Economics 28%, Business 20%, Agriculture 20%, Law 16%, Political science 16%

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🎓 James S. Shortle	22%	40	13.9%

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by Michael E. Webber

Scholar power: 2.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 28%, Business 20%, Agriculture 20%, Law 16%, Political science 16%

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🎓 Michael E. Webber	1%	56	2.2%

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82.0%

8.1 h

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0.099

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by Stephen P. Smith

Scholar power: 6.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 28%, Business 20%, Agriculture 20%, Law 16%, Political science 16%

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🎓 Stephen P. Smith	6%	13	6.5%

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71.0%

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

#Politics #ICE #Trump

When the leopard eats your face ... Three cattle associations release a joint statement complaining that ICE raids are disrupting their workforces and driving up beef prices.

www.kla.org/news-center/...

KLA Responds To ICE Workforce Disruptions

KLA is closely monitoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity affecting agricultural communities in southwest Kansas and worked with livestock organizations in neighboring states t...

www.kla.org

September 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM

Reposted by Bruce D. Baker

Scholar power: 6.8%

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Economics 28%, Business 20%, Agriculture 20%, Law 16%, Political science 16%

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🎓 Bruce D. Baker	11%	38	6.8%

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56.0%

9.2 h

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Reposted by Michael E. Webber

Scholar power: 0.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 28%, Business 20%, Agriculture 20%, Law 16%, Political science 16%

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🎓 Michael E. Webber	1%	56	0.7%

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Reposted by James Goodwin

Scholar power: 3.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 28%, Business 20%, Agriculture 20%, Law 16%, Political science 16%

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🎓 James Goodwin	7%	26	3.6%

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21.6 h

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Dan in Kansas City

@daninkc.bsky.social

Kansas Livestock Association comes out against the ICE Raids????!!!!

September 25, 2026 at 5:47 AM

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