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Attilatheblond

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16. Excellent work taking a stand against the propaganda & lies too many fall for! Thank you.
Wed Mar 20, 2024, 02:25 PM
Mar 2024

When growing up in California, a LONG time ago, we had the Bracero Program that allowed non-citizens to come here to work the fields, providing relatively cheap produce for US markets and BIG profits for growers. There was Social Security money taken from every paycheck of those workers, for YEARS. But, they didn't see a penny of it when they were old, broken from hard labor, and back in their countries of origin.

Undocumented workers today are really abused. And businesses like it that way.

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It would solve the issue at a single stroke. But it'll never happen. Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #1
That would be great if the penalties against the employers were enforced MichMan Mar 2024 #2
Step one. Give anyone who's been working here a green card. hunter Mar 2024 #4
Exploit, abuse, under pay, sexually abuse...YES! That is why many US employers LOVE undocumented workers Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #13
You left out a part of that sentence. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2024 #17
I saw a documentary years ago about recruiting at the border underpants Mar 2024 #3
The worst part of this situation... Caliman73 Mar 2024 #7
Undocumented workers wouldn't even think of unionizing either underpants Mar 2024 #10
They can't really unionize Caliman73 Mar 2024 #11
Yep. underpants Mar 2024 #12
That is insane! Caliman73 Mar 2024 #21
and damned few of them break laws because they want to stay here to live and work Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #14
Find 3-5% of Social Security too underpants Mar 2024 #20
An ITN is for tax purposes only and does not have anything to do with paying into SS MichMan Mar 2024 #30
That's it in a nutshell. My (now deceased) FIL ranted about "illegals" Coventina Mar 2024 #5
And that's a big flaw with the conservative arguments about immigration. SouthBayDem Mar 2024 #6
Not only is it US citizens creating the demand for illegal drugs Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #15
Wow, I just had this conversation with my insurance man RSherman Mar 2024 #8
Excellent work taking a stand against the propaganda & lies too many fall for! Thank you. Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #16
Totally agree! RSherman Mar 2024 #19
Seems like they spout off because they want to be validated. Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #22
Thanks so much! RSherman Mar 2024 #24
There you go bringing in facts beyond the R scare tactics senseandsensibility Mar 2024 #9
Yeah, and here in the Border lands, I am one mouthy bitch, working to help elect DEMS locally, Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #18
Note immigration wasnt a problem when Trump Johonny Mar 2024 #23
Well, it was an issue down here in the Borderlands. Local MAGAs found much to scream about Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #25
It was democrats who blocked the mandatory use of e-Verify ripcord Mar 2024 #26
Agree that it would stop most migrants and force some to leave, but they are still poor Silent Type Mar 2024 #27
Probably. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2024 #28
I remember they were Romney's lawn MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #29
self delete mike_c Mar 2024 #31
so many of these people dont even realize they cant enter the US samnsara Mar 2024 #32
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