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2016 Postmortem

JaneyVee

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4. I have some thoughts on this...

Reply to Haveadream (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 11:23 AM

Mar 2016

Whenever I hear protectionist policies pertaining to guest workers I get a chill through my body. This whole "they're taking our jobs" rhetoric is not my cup of tea. What exactly is an "American job"? Is it owed to you only because you were lucky enough to be born on one side of a border? Im not saying this is Bernie's thoughts on this, its just an observation about this type of rhetoric across both sides of the political spectrum.

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Why the United Farm Workers Are Not Feeling the Bern [View all] Haveadream Mar 2016 OP

Looks like the leaders endorsed her, not the workers. PonyUp Mar 2016 #1

Here in the San Joaquin Valley, Le Taz Hot Mar 2016 #2

What an excellent endorsement. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #6

@ Ponyup- Your Link Haveadream Mar 2016 #10

Interesting... lunamagica Mar 2016 #3

I have some thoughts on this... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #4

That's why the rhetoric changed from "They take American jobs" (which is on tape) to lunamagica Mar 2016 #9

When Disney has experienced Americans, all of whom had superlative reviews for 5 years WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 #17

A wonderful endorsement and for well reasoned points pandr32 Mar 2016 #7

K & R Iliyah Mar 2016 #8

Because Wall Street and the corporations are great friends mmonk Mar 2016 #11

Source? Haveadream Mar 2016 #12

There is no source beyond reality. mmonk Mar 2016 #13

K&R DesertRat Mar 2016 #14

I can't imagine more onerous work than being a picker. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #15

Huge K&R, exposes the devastating hypocrisy of Sander's immigration vote n/t taught_me_patience Mar 2016 #16

Thank you! (nt) NurseJackie Mar 2016 #18

K & R Alfresco Mar 2016 #19