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denverbill

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2. What he neglects to mention is the elites have a vested interest in cheap illegal labor.

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2012, 10:26 AM

May 2012

While the conservative base is immigrant hating white people, the elites control the politicians and the politicians control immigration enforcement spending. Republicans in Congress defunded immigration enforcement and there were no businessmen bribing them to stop the flood. No Republican gave a shit about immigration until halfway through Bush's term.

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