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No kidding half of all U.S. farm workers are undocumented

/sarcasm
No need to worry about the undocumented farm workers. There are plenty of Trump supporters just waiting to fill in. After all we have been told by Trump that the illegals have taken away jobs meant for Americans.
MAGA
 
Mycroft said:
First of all, it's obvious that you are math challenged. I mean, I'm not a math whiz, but even I can see that half of 73% is not equal to half of 100%.

Anyway, farmers are just going to figure out how to make up the loss of 36% of their labor force. I have no sympathy for them, since they've been breaking the law for decaded.
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So Trump lied when he said he would bring down grocery prices?
 
StarvedForChange said:
And when Trump kidnaps all the migrants, separates kids from their families like last time and causes unneeded misery? I guess when those strawberries go unpicked and rot in farmer's fields those billionaires infesting the Trump administration will pat each-other on their acne'd backs for jobs well done.
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those pictures pf kids in cages were from the Obama adm. But there is a terrible mismanagement between ICE and HHS on Unaccompanied children ( US).. It's complicated do im not going to redact. read if if you are interested
 
Lycanthrope said:
One reasonable explanation is that there will be no mass deporations. Donald will make a show of one or two raids to give MAGAs the tingles and then wave something shiny at them to make them forget he ever promised it.
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First, Trump'll need to make Tom Homan go silently into that good night of silence.
 
mike2810 said:
/sarcasm
No need to worry about the undocumented farm workers. There are plenty of Trump supporters just waiting to fill in. After all we have been told by Trump that the illegals have taken away jobs meant for Americans.
MAGA
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Migrant competition beginning during the 1950s pretty much did away with poor Black and White farm labor. Google "Harvest of Shame" to see who mostly worked the fields in the good old bad days.
 
no one is going after migrant farm workers..But it does show Congress is hopelessly unable to have a workable migrant farm worker program.

As far as I can tell criminal aliens are top priority / then those who have had court hearing and were ordered deported ( lots of these)
Then asylum seekers who were not vetted and are homeless or on the streets with no legit claim

But it's really difficult to say how it plays out because the usual suspects will try to stop removal of asylum seekers who have have been let in without demonstrable "credible fear" claims

There is no interest in going after farm workers. Best stop starting these "mass deportation threads".
Ya I know Trump isn't helping the matter by hyping it up either, but we need to see how it goes with the earlier categories first
 
EnigmaO01 said:
Did our resident genius in the Whitehouse as of tomorrow even think of this when he's vowed to deport all undocumented people? Damn will we be able to by chickens and eggs even if we can afford them? How about other farm products?

73% of US farm labor are migrants. The USDA estimates that half are undocumented. Given the significance, why is this overlooked by conservative rural America?​



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No kidding half of all U.S. farm workers are undocumented​

Hmm… half of the 73% of US farm workers who are ‘undocumented’ immigrants is 36.5% (of total US farm workers), which is significantly less than half (50%). BTW, I’ve seen links which say up to 42% of US agricultural workers are ‘undocumented’ immigrants.
 
Along Came Jones said:
Migrant competition beginning during the 1950s pretty much did away with poor Black and White farm labor. Google "Harvest of Shame" to see who mostly worked the fields in the good old bad days.
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So are Trump supporters going to go work the farms once the deportation begins? :giggle:
 
anatta said:
those pictures pf kids in cages were from the Obama adm.
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Yep, that's the lie the Trump cult thinks we're all going to buy.
anatta said:
But there is a terrible mismanagement between ICE and HHS on Unaccompanied children ( US).. It's complicated do im not going to redact. read if if you are interested
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I'm interested in actual immigration reform. The Trump cult claims they are but secretly love to see the chaos at the border because since the first Trump administration its those visuals and lies about "terrorist caravans from the south" that keep their voters loyal.
 
Looks like a great place to send unemployment recipients. If they refuse, cut off their checks and let them starve.
 
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ttwtt78640 said:

No kidding half of all U.S. farm workers are undocumented​

Hmm… half of the 73% of US farm workers who are ‘undocumented’ immigrants is 36.5% (of total US farm workers), which is significantly less than half (50%). BTW, I’ve seen links which say up to 42% of US agricultural workers are ‘undocumented’ immigrants.
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Still a big chunk that would have disastrous a effect on crop harvesting and food prices don't you think?

My bad. I didn't do that intentionally.
 
tharock220 said:
Looks like a great place to send unemployment recipients. If they refuse, cut of their checks and let them starve.
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If you are referring to the Trump voters that will be laid off when we go into another recession thanks to Trump absolutely!
 
Ishm said:
It's rather an 'own goal' considering how red rural America votes. Like many other things in life, the farmers will each be thinking - ''kick out all those dirty illegal migrants that Trump told us about, but just not MY illegal migrants that I need so I can get my crops worked for $7.25/hr".
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Do you really think that undocumented workers are being paid $7.25? Who are they going to complain to if he shorts their check?
 
Pay people decent wages for performing back-breaking manual Labour
 
mike2810 said:
So are Trump supporters going to go work the farms once the deportation begins? :giggle:
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No.

Trump supporters already have jobs, but there's going to be a lot of unemployed government workers pretty soon.
 
Lisa said:
Do you really think that undocumented workers are being paid $7.25? Who are they going to complain to if he shorts their check?
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Don't have any data to work from, so just suggested the already miserable Fed min wage as a number. There must be a $ low point where even illegal migrants can't survive? Even if you do 50 hours per week, $7.25/hr is only $362.50/wk. Food, phone, transport, accommodation?? Just hope like hell you never get sick. Realistically, how much lower could that get and be something you can live on without govt support?
 
Ishm said:
Don't have any data to work from, so just suggested the already miserable Fed min wage as a number. There must be a $ low point where even illegal migrants can't survive? Even if you do 50 hours per week, $7.25/hr is only $362.50/wk. Food, phone, transport, accommodation?? Just hope like hell you never get sick. Realistically, how much lower could that get and be something you can live on without govt support?
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I live in farm country and many get about $5.00 per hour in cash that isn't reported. Many live in community property or live in a bus, almost like slaves.
 
EnigmaO01 said:
Still a big chunk that would have disastrous a effect on crop harvesting and food prices don't you think?

My bad. I didn't do that intentionally.
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Should farmers have special permission to employ (exploit?) ‘undocumented’ workers? Your comment seems to indicate they are willing (forced?) to work for lower wages.
 
Mycroft said:
No.

Trump supporters already have jobs, but there's going to be a lot of unemployed government workers pretty soon.
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Would some of the unemployed government workers be Trump supporters or is Trump only to fire without cause because they didn't vote for him?

I agree with you that some Trump supporters would not do manual labor in the field. They are not qualified. :giggle:
 
mike2810 said:
Highly doubtful. How many Trump supporters have complained they can't get work in the fields because of the "illegal" farm workers?
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Do you think the other 60% of farm workers are Trump supporters? If so, perhaps that’s because they see “mass deportation” as a way to get their own pay increased.
 
1737343552391.webp...some things seem to come back in style.

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