There is no access to a work visa for the year-round workers Idaho’s farms, construction sites, and restaurants depend on. The visa system is outdated and broken. Idaho families are paying the price.
Fixing the system means creating a year-round visa so Idaho agriculture can employ the workers that keep our economy running.
̶ IDAHO ALLIANCE FOR A LEGAL WORKFORCE
THE KNOWLEDGE GAP
Nearly half of conservative voters believe year-round agricultural visas already exist. They don’t.
47% incorrectly believe year-round work visas exist for food production, animal agriculture, hospitality and construction. No such visa exists. If voters think pathways are available, they see no reason for reform. Closing this gap is the clearest opportunity for progress.
Rathbone Falvey Research – January 2026
The Data is In.
The Impact is Billions.
What would be the impact if Idaho's Foreign-Born workforce disappeared tomorrow?
$5.1 B
Projected loss to
Idaho’s economy
55,818
Jobs lost statewide
(incl. supply chain)
$12.3 B
Reduction in total
business transactions
$2.9 B
Projected loss in wages
and benefits for Idaho workers
$397.8 M
Lost state tax revenues
4-5%
GDP drop, comparable to the
Great Recession
How this
Affects Every
Idaho Family.
Every Idaho family is affected, through the price of groceries, the size of a tax bill, and the security of a neighbor’s job.
- Idaho median home prices have risen 168% since 2014. Workforce disruptions in construction will push them higher
- Food prices rise when agricultural production contracts. Idaho dairy and ag feed families statewide and nationwide
- $397.8 million in projected lost state and local tax revenues affects roads, schools, and public services
- Of the 55,818 projected job losses, 27,093 fall on American-born Idaho workers in supply chains, not foreign-born workers
I deal with farmers…they are great people and they have great people working for them who have been working for them 25 years. They are almost like a member of the family… I don’t want those people thrown out of the country.
̶ PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP,
JAN 2026 INTERVIEW TO THE NY TIMES
Idaho is Growing. The Question is Whether that Growth Holds.
Idaho was the fastest-growing state in the nation from 2014 to 2024, and the industries most at risk are the ones driving that growth.
- Construction employment nearly doubled in a decade and is helping build the homes Idaho’s growing population needs
- Hospitality and food service grew 40%, fueling a tourism economy that generated $5.83 billion in visitor spending in 2023
- These industries and agriculture account for 35% of all economic activity in Idaho and support 411,685 jobs statewide
- A workforce disruption of this magnitude would not self-correct quickly; recovery from the Great Recession took Idaho nearly a decade
- This is not a financial crisis triggered by markets. It is a policy gap. And policy gaps are preventable
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