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-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!”
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!”