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Cirsium

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44. The jobs will move out of the country

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 05:44 PM

Jan 2025

There will be much more imported produce. That meas lower health and safety standards, fewer environmental protections, and worse conditions for the workers.

Capital (wealthy people) moves freely across borders seeking cheap labor and less regulation. Labor (poor people) moves across borders at tremendous risk and hardship seeking to survive.

We could hire 50,000 farm workers and give them all a pay raise for the amount of passive income immigrant Elon Musk pockets every year.

No Democrat should be confused as to which side we stand on immigration.

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If these folks are freeloaders, why is ICE always raiding work places? [View all] Swede Jan 2025 OP

Great question! Shambala Jan 2025 #1

I'm sure the new regime will make the business owners pay a little "gratuity" (baksheesh) for the grift. erronis Jan 2025 #10

The grift that keeps on grifting. BattleRow Jan 2025 #25

Because they don't have "real jobs." Oneironaut Jan 2025 #2

Until the store shelves are empty. CrispyQ Jan 2025 #27

Why would the employers be hiring these Hispanics magicarpet Jan 2025 #3

Tanf? They get free wage coverage for hiring the poor. Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #4

,slaves. plain and simple . that is all. AllaN01Bear Jan 2025 #16

That's why they are harassing blue state immigrants, Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #17

Or blue dots in red states... JT45242 Jan 2025 #66

Because most of those jobs no one else wants. Biophilic Jan 2025 #12

It's mostly the shit wages questionseverything Jan 2025 #14

Could you stand on roof tops all summer long in Florida? Biophilic Jan 2025 #35

The butcher at my supermarket works in the same cold every day as the meat packers questionseverything Jan 2025 #48

Maybe we are talking at cross points. Biophilic Jan 2025 #54

My point is maybe we should insist the employers make the jobs better questionseverything Jan 2025 #58

OK, agreed. Biophilic Jan 2025 #59

I am betting it is about 95% 'shit wages'! OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #65

Because they are the leftieNanner Jan 2025 #15

one question bdamomma Jan 2025 #19

HA! leftieNanner Jan 2025 #28

There was a poll, during Trump's first term I think, & it asked Americans, CrispyQ Jan 2025 #40

And shoveling horse manure leftieNanner Jan 2025 #43

First of all, no one is paying $20/ hour to pick fruit questionseverything Jan 2025 #50

By the bushel or by the hour, you missed the point of the poll. - nt CrispyQ Jan 2025 #57

The jobs will move out of the country Cirsium Jan 2025 #44

If that is a serious question... Cirsium Jan 2025 #18

Thanks for your well thought out comment. magicarpet Jan 2025 #20

Thank you Cirsium Jan 2025 #23

I hope the employers are also paying Social Security, Medicare, unemployment and workman's comp taxes as well n/t MichMan Jan 2025 #29

Yes Cirsium Jan 2025 #41

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #46

A request Cirsium Jan 2025 #49

We all know... homegirl Jan 2025 #30

Not here Cirsium Jan 2025 #42

My guess is homegirl Jan 2025 #45

OK Cirsium Jan 2025 #53

Those clever illegals always hide in places where hard work is done... Hugin Jan 2025 #5

You could call them Schroedinger's Immigrants. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #6

Forgot to add: Freeloading off the government for things they do not qualify for as they are not citizens. LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #13

That is a lie Cirsium Jan 2025 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #24

Yes, yes Cirsium Jan 2025 #32

The employers do not homegirl Jan 2025 #47

Some do; other work under the table for cash MichMan Jan 2025 #31

I haven't seen that Cirsium Jan 2025 #33

My comment wasn't specific to farm workers MichMan Jan 2025 #37

Got it Cirsium Jan 2025 #38

Options Cirsium Jan 2025 #21

👏 Deuxcents Jan 2025 #34

Think back to right after W Bush took office. Suddenly, GOP congress dumped the label of origin rule and Bush signed it Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #56

Right Cirsium Jan 2025 #60

Husband worked for USDA Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #62

Amazing work Cirsium Jan 2025 #64

Most don't know the work done by the NRCS which is under the USDA Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #67

NASS Cirsium Jan 2025 #69

NRCS are the people actually in the field, boots on the ground, so to speak Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #70

Fantastic question, one only an old school journalist will ask. Magoo48 Jan 2025 #7

Good point! surfered Jan 2025 #8

Excellent point Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #9

No warrants, No mas. Adios MoFos! GET OFF MY PROPERTY! Ford_Prefect Jan 2025 #11

Aret they raping and murdering people at work. doc03 Jan 2025 #26

When Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he responded "Because that's where the money is." sop Jan 2025 #36

Because Trump is a racist psychopath? Initech Jan 2025 #39

Good point!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2025 #51

They don't have to travel so far and meet their bonuses faster. bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #52

ICE goes for easy low hanging fruit. Hunting down the few real freeloaders is probably hard. Just ding the labor &... dutch777 Jan 2025 #55

YES blueseas Jan 2025 #61

Because they are taking jobs away from pasty white asses.... Xolodno Jan 2025 #63

and why are they not arresting employers? Emile Jan 2025 #68

Good question 🤔 they usually take the jobs no one else wants for very low pay TommieMommy Jan 2025 #71