Covid-19 crisis stokes European tensions over migrant labour

Farmers risk losing harvests but populists are seeking to cash in on fears of foreigners taking jobs

The mountain slopes of Aragón, a Spanish region bordering France, are one corner of Europe where there is no ambivalence about migrant farm workers. The humans want them and the sheep want them.

“We’re trying to make sure these people can get here soon because the weather is getting warmer and we need to get the wool off the animals or it’ll be awful,” said Pedro Barato, the president of Spain’s largest farming association, Asaja.

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