To President Trump!
December 2, 2025
At this level, it will be difficult to avoid public criticism ahead of next November's midterm elections. President Trump has announced a "course correction" of re-ciprocal tariffs, citing rising prices.
I believe these exclusions are not about "reciprocal tariffs," but rather about the "farm labor shortage" caused by the arrest and deportation of illegal immi-grants.
Tariff exclusions include oranges, grapefruit, coffee, tea, bananas, tomatoes, and beef. This is closely related to the "problem of illegal immigration."
Ripe oranges were ripening in California's orange groves. When I visited on January 29, there were no "workers" there, and the oranges were left unhar-vested.
The United States once asked Japan to liberalize the grapefruit trade. In 1971, Japanese mandarin orange farmers suffered a major blow. At the time, the United States was an exporter.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, illegal immigrants account for more than 40% of the U.S. agricultural workforce. If these arrests continue, agriculture will face a labor shortage and suffer enormous economic losses.
I believe this is because the shortage of agricultural workers caused by the mass arrests of illegal immigrants has led to increased agricultural imports, which are being affected by reciprocal tariffs.
The Trump administration should address the immigration issue rather than re-ciprocal tariffs. The American economy is supported by illegal immigrants. The Trump administration should utilize illegal immigrants to restore a strong Amer-ica.
The United States conducts international trade based on the principle of com-parative advantage proposed by 19th-century economist Ricardo. I believe that policies to compensate for this drawback are necessary.
The principle of comparative advantage states that each country specializes in the production of goods that are relatively more productively efficient than oth-er countries, and both countries benefit from trading those goods.
Americans value high-value-added labor. They dislike low-value-added labor in agriculture and manufacturing. This is the current state of the American econ-omy. Policies to compensate for this are needed.
To revitalize the unpopular agriculture and manufacturing industries based on the principle of comparative advantage, the United States should utilize illegal immigrants as workers in "poor working conditions" and "low-wage labor."
I have repeatedly proposed accepting illegal immigrants flocking to the Mexican border into a "special zone" as "temporary immigrants" and employing them as low-wage workers.
If "temporary immigrants" were employed in factories in the "special zone" as unskilled assembly workers or other jobs that Americans dislike, iPhone assem-bly could be produced within the United States.
If they were trained as shipbuilders in shipyards in the "special zone" under harsh working conditions that Americans dislike and employed for low wages, it would lead to the "revival" of the shipbuilding industry.
Immigrants working in the "special zone" can obtain work visas if they meet certain requirements, such as English proficiency. They can leave the "special zone" and work as regular employees throughout the United States.
Obtaining a work visa would also enable them to work on farms, etc. Americans should be a little more patient while illegal immigrants obtain legal work visas.
Part 1: References
President Trump cuts tariffs on many agricultural and food products. Is this a de facto policy change?
I'll write again tomorrow.
Yasuhiro Nagano (Japanese)
Part 2. "Immigration Control Act Violation Cases" "Weekday Edition".
"Everyone" in the "international community" please help!
First, please read about the "false accusation" of "aiding and abetting violation of immigration law" in 2010.
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"Chapter 1". The summary of the incident is as follows.
In the fall of 2008, my company (I am the president) promised to hire "Chinese people studying abroad on student visas". I "issued" them "employment contracts" stating that "LEFCO" would "employ" them when they graduated from university the following spring.
However, after that, the "Lehman Shock" occurred in 2008.
As a result, orders for "system development" from the following year onwards were "cancelled".
As a result, "LEFCO" "cancelled" the "employment" of "those who were scheduled to join the company" in 2009.
Therefore, "they" continued to work at the restaurants where they had worked part-time as students even after graduating in 2009.
In May 2010, the Chinese were arrested for "violating Article 70 of the Immigration Control Act" by "activities outside of the status of residence".
In June 2010, after their arrest, I and the Chinese person in charge of recruitment (KingGungaku) were also arrested.
The reason was "crime of aiding and abetting" the Chinese for "violating Article 70 of the Immigration Control Act (activities outside the status of residence)".
<Reason for arrest> The prosecution said that I and KingGungaku giving the Chinese a "false employment contract" constituted "crime of aiding and abetting" under the Criminal Code.
"Chapter 2". Crimes in the judgment: (arbitrary and ridiculous)
The charges in the indictment are "the very provisions" of "Article 22-4-4 of the Immigration Control Act".
If a "status of residence" is obtained by submitting false documents, the Minister of Justice can revoke the "status of residence" at his "discretion". (And the person will be deported).
Therefore, even if a Chinese person submits "false documents," it is not a crime. It is not a crime to "aid" an innocent act.
The "reason for punishment" in the judgment:
1. The Chinese person obtained "resident status" by submitting a "false employment contract."
2. And they violated the Immigration Control Act (activities outside of their status of residence).
3. The Chinese person obtained "resident status" because "we" provided the Chinese person with a "false employment contract."
4. The Chinese person was able to "reside" in Japan because he obtained "resident status."
5. Because of that, the Chinese person was able to "work illegally."
6. Therefore, "we" who "provided" the Chinese person with a "false employment contract" were punished for "aiding" the Chinese person's "activities outside of their status of residence."
This is an "error" in the arbitrary "logic of law."
This reasoning is the "argument" that "when the wind blows, the barrel maker (profits)." This goes against "legal logic" even internationally.
The "criminal reason" in the indictment cannot be a crime because the provisions of the "Immigration Control Act," which is a "special law," take precedence over the "Criminal Code," which is a "general law."
My argument:
"1": The Immigration Control Act stipulates that the Minister of Justice will revoke the act of a foreigner who has obtained a residence status by submitting false documents (Immigration Control Act: Article 22-4-4, cancellation of residence status) through "administrative disposition." That's all.
"2": The Chinese who engaged in "unqualified work activities" are not guilty. The reason is that their "employers" have not been punished for the "crime of aiding and abetting illegal employment" under Article 73-2 of the Immigration Control Act.
Therefore, under the principle of "equality under the law," the Chinese are not guilty.
The Japanese government has punished "diplomats and Philippine embassy staff" for the exact same "criminal reason."
However, like the Chinese government, the Philippine government is also silent.
The rest will be published in the Saturday edition.
Part 3. Special Zone Construction. A new business model.
Special Zones accept refugees and immigrants as temporary immigrant workers and limit their residence to the special zone.
Developed countries use them as low-wage workers and achieve high economic growth again.
Refugees and immigrants can get jobs and live a hopeful, humane life.
Temporary immigrants are low-wage, but "food, clothing, shelter, medical expenses, and education are free."
For NO4: to NO10:, please see the Sunday edition.
Thank you.
Yasuhiro Nagano
