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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,009 posts)
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 11:39 AM Sep 2025

Sinvalda Oliveira of Boston voted for Trump because of immigration, now her business is floundering

Sinvalda Oliveira of Marlborough says she voted for Donald Trump for president in 2024 because she wanted to see a tighter border and fewer immigrants flooding into the country.

But the Brazilian immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen says she didn’t expect Trump’s campaign promise to remove “criminals” from the country to expand to local Brazilian construction workers, nannies and house cleaners, including one of her own friends.
“He was just sitting inside his car in the parking lot of his apartment. And they detained him and they deported him,” she said.


Now the 56-year-old longtime aesthetician says her business is floundering, many of her clients are staying home and she’s worrying about the future.

“If these raids keep going, we’re all going to go broke,” Oliveira told GBH News recently. “All the bakeries, all of the markets, we’re not making enough money to pay our employees. It’s crazy. It is horrible. It’s not right.”

Brazilian immigrants in Greater Boston are being detained by ICE in large numbers | GBH https://share.google/9yXt9LHsYhmz7j6lB

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Sinvalda Oliveira of Boston voted for Trump because of immigration, now her business is floundering (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 OP
What the hell did you really think would happen!!!! a kennedy Sep 2025 #1
Yawn. Norbert Sep 2025 #2
Leopard/face/eat mercuryblues Sep 2025 #3
Another victim of their own stupidity. patphil Sep 2025 #4
Momma says... sheshe2 Sep 2025 #5
Hahahahahahahahaha!!! Coventina Sep 2025 #6
Charlie Kirk told me not to have empathy for you. Aristus Sep 2025 #7
I love it when a person dream is fulfilled. Yay for her. Autumn Sep 2025 #8
Congratulations, Sinvalda! You got everything you voted for! tanyev Sep 2025 #9
LOFL lady!!!!!!!!!!!!! You got what you voted for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! democratsruletheday Sep 2025 #10
FAFO... Wounded Bear Sep 2025 #11
Brazilian immigrant, but wanted to see a tighter border Ars Longa Sep 2025 #12
Aww... and ya'll sucker Traitor Voters... Cha Sep 2025 #13
Right you are Cha. We're seeing what happens oasis Sep 2025 #14
Mahalo, oasis... I should have Also mentioned Cha Sep 2025 #15
Just smiling faces of happy people getting exactly Johonny Sep 2025 #16

patphil

(9,230 posts)
4. Another victim of their own stupidity.
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 11:47 AM
Sep 2025

Amazing isn't it? She's a Brazilian immigrant, and naturalized citizen, and didn't have any compassion or empathy for people who came here to make a better life.
The whole criminal thing was to get enough buy in from the public, but that was never the goal.
Throw them all out is the plan.
It sounds like she's part of a Brazilian community that is rapidly being depopulated by ICE-holes.

Coventina

(29,938 posts)
6. Hahahahahahahahaha!!!
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 11:50 AM
Sep 2025

You expect me to feel sorry for you?

You can just fuck ALLLLLLLL the way off!

Autumn

(49,020 posts)
8. I love it when a person dream is fulfilled. Yay for her.
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 11:51 AM
Sep 2025

She can always start another business.

democratsruletheday

(1,922 posts)
10. LOFL lady!!!!!!!!!!!!! You got what you voted for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:36 PM
Sep 2025

FAFO....leopards and all that. Joke is on you. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ars Longa

(579 posts)
12. Brazilian immigrant, but wanted to see a tighter border
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 01:45 PM
Sep 2025

and fewer immigrants flooding into the country...
Boy,....... Karma comes full circle...

oasis

(53,986 posts)
14. Right you are Cha. We're seeing what happens
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:07 PM
Sep 2025

to people who only look out for themselves.

Lucky you live in Hawaii where aloha flows abundantly.

Cha

(320,626 posts)
15. Mahalo, oasis... I should have Also mentioned
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:21 PM
Sep 2025

the Planet!

I have thought about being grateful I'm on Kauai now with DEI... That's who we are.

It's a joy to go into Costco and experience the different Cultures.

Aloha~

Johonny

(26,618 posts)
16. Just smiling faces of happy people getting exactly
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 05:21 PM
Sep 2025

What they voted for, feel the joy. Good for her.

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