RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days ago1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data showsapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1356arrow-down1external-link1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data showsapnews.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square48fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareWanderWisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up70arrow-down1·4 days ago1.2 million real Americans can now get to work picking vegetables, fruits, food services, landscaping. 🫡
minus-squarehume_lemmy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·4 days ago“Noooo! Trump was supposed to bring factories back to the US so I could own one, not work in one!” - Trump voter
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·4 days agoTo be fair, being economically dependent on artificially depressed wages enabled by exploiting the desperation of immigrants was always a house of cards. Now we’ll see how much Joe Strawberry needs to get out in the fields.
minus-squarewarbond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoBut exploitation has worked flawlessly for hundreds of years! I can’t think of a single powerful group that doesn’t swear by it!
minus-squareNo1@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days ago“Now we got rid of the immigrants, we can have our slaves back!”
minus-squareBakkoda@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoToo late, farms have closed.
minus-squareErnstrommel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·4 days agoDoes that really bother you? I’d take the job, but I have 5 million Indians doing that already in Canada.
1.2 million real Americans can now get to work picking vegetables, fruits, food services, landscaping. 🫡
“Noooo! Trump was supposed to bring factories back to the US so I could own one, not work in one!” - Trump voter
To be fair, being economically dependent on artificially depressed wages enabled by exploiting the desperation of immigrants was always a house of cards.
Now we’ll see how much Joe Strawberry needs to get out in the fields.
But exploitation has worked flawlessly for hundreds of years! I can’t think of a single powerful group that doesn’t swear by it!
“Now we got rid of the immigrants, we can have our slaves back!”
Too late, farms have closed.
Does that really bother you? I’d take the job, but I have 5 million Indians doing that already in Canada.