J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 1 7 POTATO GROWER 9 nology. What is lacking is the political will to solve them togeth- er. As agriculture has long advised Congress and the Administration, building only one pillar at a time will lead to an inevitable collapse. The American economy and tax- payers will be left to clean up the debris. Despite a long history of failure on the part of Congress and the Executive Branch to address com- prehensive immigration reform President Trump may have an his- toric opportunity to advance this issue. No Administration in recent memory has the level of credibili- ty gained from strong immigra- tion enforcement as our current President. Additionally his busi- nesses were H-2A users, so he understands the importance of guest workers for essential tasks and has seen the shortcomings of the current program firsthand. If the President can cut through some of the chaos and encourage action by Congress on immigra- tion reform, the resulting eco- nomic benefits for agriculture and the U.S. could become one of the most substantial of all reforms for his Administration. Despite these challenging current events, Congress and the Administra- tion can solve this crisis.