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maxsolomon

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17. Framing, drywall, concrete, landscaping, elder care, house cleaning...

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 05:15 PM

Jun 2025

So many vital services reliant on immigrant labor.

The only 2 trades I see that AREN'T immigrant labor are Plumbing and Electrical, because you need certification.

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Why don't they arrest the people who are hiring the Workers? [View all] spanone Jun 2025 OP

They could also fine them 1 million per violation if they want it to stop immediately Pisces Jun 2025 #1

I've called for something similar. Orrex Jun 2025 #30

This isn't about doing the most effective thing to control immigration, it's about making MAGA morons happy. sop Jun 2025 #2

Company managers and execs have lawyers and won't be deported before accessing them like average ICE arrestee. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #3

At the meat packing plant, the manager said, why are you busting us, we use e verify? questionseverything Jun 2025 #4

"It's broken" - That's straight out of a cheap dystopian movie plot. flashman13 Jun 2025 #35

Because the point is to force immigrants to leave, and to spread terror WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2025 #5

The immigrants would also leave once no one would employ them MichMan Jun 2025 #29

Arresting the owners would stop the produce, roofing, and restaurant businesses bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #6

Framing, drywall, concrete, landscaping, elder care, house cleaning... maxsolomon Jun 2025 #17

...or it would force companies to pay a decent wage. JohnnyRingo Jun 2025 #28

Remembering during the pandemic when Fatass45 declared that meat packing was essential to national security jls4561 Jun 2025 #7

Maybe because the owners generally have lower levels of epidermal melanin? nt hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2025 #8

Bingo. They also have high levels of green cash, if they are Agribusiness. Hekate Jun 2025 #21

Because they are GOP donors C_U_L8R Jun 2025 #9

And voters surfered Jun 2025 #32

From the Omaha story UpInArms Jun 2025 #10

They are big contributors to the GOP. LiberalArkie Jun 2025 #11

BINGO! William769 Jun 2025 #14

Then they should object to losing their workers IronLionZion Jun 2025 #15

Just bodies. They will have more brought in from Mexico and other nations... Just a temp loss, write the losses off LiberalArkie Jun 2025 #23

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2025 #12

In other words... BaronChocula Jun 2025 #13

EXACTLY. I made this argument years ago. It's also ALL for corporate gain in capturing a democratic government. ancianita Jun 2025 #16

The system is built for them to hide behind. Demobrat Jun 2025 #18

Bingo. According to the LATimes article about ICE at farms, they specifically mention Boskovitch Farms. Why? LauraInLA Jun 2025 #19

Intriguing Hekate Jun 2025 #22

they're "job creators" doncha know? mike_c Jun 2025 #20

Ronald fucking Reagan Iamscrewed Jun 2025 #24

How about they start with Mitt Romney and Meg Whitman ToxMarz Jun 2025 #25

I was just pointing that out today to a friend. JohnnyRingo Jun 2025 #26

Imagine owning a company that follows the rules and gets underbid on every job MichMan Jun 2025 #31

No business can compete against a company breaking the rules. JohnnyRingo Jun 2025 #41

Trump's pal, Kid Rock, owns a restaurant that helped its undocs escape a search.... by closing for a night. Norrrm Jun 2025 #36

Cruelty is easier on those who can't fight back. Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #27

No immigrant labor? BidenRocks Jun 2025 #33

Because they donated to his campaign so that they don't get raided. ... aggiesal Jun 2025 #34

Remember:::: whatever bad that Donald says about "illegals"/undoc immigrants, he would rather hire them than pay Americ Norrrm Jun 2025 #37

Here in Texas BigMin28 Jun 2025 #38

Because it would be the right and legal thing to do RandomNumbers Jun 2025 #39

$$$ speak easy Jun 2025 #40