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ananda

(34,729 posts)

5. Good question!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Sep 3, 2017, 09:40 AM

Sep 2017

I read that 45's immigration policies are making it harder to
find workers to help rebuild after natural disasters like Harvey.

Immigrants are afraid to travel, and afraid of being caught
in ICE sweeps.

Or else they've been deported.

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So who is going to be making all those beds, furniture [View all] malaise Sep 2017 OP

The same people who are making them now? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #1

The same people? malaise Sep 2017 #2

I don't understand what you mean either MichMary Sep 2017 #3

Lol, there's one road in my city that must have dozens of mattress stores on it. cwydro Sep 2017 #8

I'm sure the factories in China and Mexico can ramp up production dalton99a Sep 2017 #4

Good question! ananda Sep 2017 #5

He's really hurting our economy: dalton99a Sep 2017 #6

It hurts our economy that construction laborers marybourg Sep 2017 #7

Precisely malaise Sep 2017 #9