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In reply to the discussion: What Deporting 15 Million People Would Actually Look Like [View all]Farmer-Rick
(12,721 posts)37. This always gets my goat
They scream and hollar about illegal immigrants but then hire them left and right to run their farms and do all the harvesting.
Well here's a surprise, most farm laborers aren't illegal.
There are special programs set up with South American countries to bring in "seasonal" farm laborers. The pay to the worker is crap, 90% of the time it's less than minimum wage. There are a lot of fees and a few never enforced requirements like lodging and welfare controls.
But it's all perfectly legal, they are the backbone of the US food chain.
They should unionize.
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That's not the point. He will have created a condition for condoning open season on anyone who looks like
LuvLoogie
May 2024
#19
IF he wins and acts on this plan, I want an investigation into how Melania got a 'genius' label to gain entry to US
Attilatheblond
May 2024
#25
Your right - the recent attack on DEI is the first step in rolling back any gains
walkingman
May 2024
#31
Correct, correct, correct on every point. It will never happen and the fat bastard will not win.
brush
May 2024
#41
In addition to the huge cost of deporting so many people is the cost of wrecking the economy.
Lonestarblue
May 2024
#2