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Trump's deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 23 OP

Deport them Henry203 Nov 23 #1

Not very progressive to advocate collapsing businesses (esp small construction biz) and deportations. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 23 #16

No one is advocating for mass deportations Tumbulu Nov 23 #19

Henry203 wrote "Deport them", did not qualify or /sarc but did call it "perfect". . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 23 #38

MAGA the party of FAFO. DiamondShark Nov 23 #39

Rooting for or against the construction biz kevinore Nov 24 #76

I agree. You put it very well. "If they suffer the consequences of their actions, so be it. FAFO." Bernardo de La Paz Nov 24 #81

I saw the OP as sarcastic Marthe48 Nov 24 #85

I hope they get the prez they voted for. we can do it Nov 24 #84

Small construction businesses peregrinus Nov 24 #91

The only way we get rid of the GOP gay texan Nov 23 #33

Texas forgot to take their Irony Deficient tablets ... aggiesal Nov 24 #78

Oh no! If it isn't the consequences of their own actions VMA131Marine Nov 23 #2

And airports...how many luggage handlers and crown crews JT45242 Nov 23 #62

I doubt if airlines/airports hire them. LeftInTX Nov 25 #95

Not just them either. HappyLarge Nov 24 #75

FAFO Strelnikov_ Nov 23 #3

LOL.....bet the Google search for "can I change my vote?" is going even higher than a couple of weeks ago Bengus81 Nov 23 #4

Texas, you voted for this, so fuck your feelings & your economy/infrastructure. RockRaven Nov 23 #5

Um.... gay texan Nov 23 #34

Yep. Although one could swap "Texas" for "The USA" and it would still be true. RockRaven Nov 23 #63

I don't give a shite about Texas they voted repuke they get what they deserve. kimbutgar Nov 23 #6

.... Ocelot II Nov 23 #7

NOW they're alarmed? They knew this before they voted for him! SunSeeker Nov 23 #8

What if they had to have a person ready, paper work all done, cksmithy Nov 23 #9

Funny, today I was just thinking how deportation.. ananda Nov 23 #10

The cretins don't care. Thunderbeast Nov 23 #11

Same as most of the U.S. Nigrum Cattus Nov 23 #12

At least wages will rise for construction workers. k55f5r Nov 23 #35

Self-inflicted recession coming? Evolve Dammit Nov 23 #13

Welp...Ooopsie. sheshe2 Nov 23 #14

The people I actually feel sorry for are the workers and their children. Hell's bells. All over this benighted land... Hekate Nov 24 #69

I hear ya. sheshe2 Nov 24 #71

Deportations will be strongest in cooperative red states like Texas. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 23 #15

America has always relied upon a peasant class. Yavin4 Nov 23 #17

Post removed Post removed Nov 23 #18

Funny how great it sounded when Trump was saying it at his Rally's. patphil Nov 23 #20

I feel so owned orangecrush Nov 23 #21

It'll affect a lot more than construction SpankMe Nov 23 #22

And construction isn't going to be the only industry impacted. Farmers and their harvests will be impacted too, for SWBTATTReg Nov 23 #23

Who's going to clean the rooms at Trump's hotels? N/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 23 #56

tsf has hired dozens of undocumented workers at his properties, and may have hired hundreds ... eppur_se_muova Nov 23 #64

People from Slavic countries, as he has often done before Hekate Nov 24 #70

Meat processing plants and other jobs, too. Lunabell Nov 24 #79

Thanks and YES. I grew up in Joplin MO and the meatpacking plants were the big thing. I don't know why I forgot this SWBTATTReg Nov 24 #92

Didn't one of the Texas Blue Full Moon Nov 23 #24

Wow. ShazzieB Nov 23 #25

My first thought ReRe Nov 23 #26

Wait a minute mercuryblues Nov 23 #27

..... Diamond_Dog Nov 23 #28

Congratulations, Texas. You got what you wanted... Trump. keithbvadu2 Nov 23 #29

Destroying the economy is part of the plan.... getagrip_already Nov 23 #30

And with these people, I bet more than a few of them assume they won't feel a thing. calimary Nov 24 #66

Laughs and laughs dweller Nov 23 #31

Many think that undocumented labor is only agricultural TexLaProgressive Nov 23 #32

*if* they are deported dtTwitch Nov 23 #45

The highly skilled immigrants have visas, and some are even naturalized citizens FakeNoose Nov 23 #51

I'm not referring to white collar STEM workers. TexLaProgressive Nov 23 #54

The meat packing industry is especially notorious for this. During the COVID pandemic ... eppur_se_muova Nov 23 #65

And their underage children.... Hekate Nov 24 #72

That too ! So hard to keep up ... nt eppur_se_muova Nov 24 #74

They were silent until now? delisen Nov 23 #36

Mess around Rebl2 Nov 23 #37

Back off, DU Texas Haters. Paladin Nov 23 #40

WI voted for Trump by .91 percent. Our Governor, SOS, and AG are democrats. 33taw Nov 24 #73

Fuck Texas liberalgunwilltravel Nov 23 #41

They don't need schools in Texas anyway. All they need are bibles tulipsandroses Nov 23 #42

A lot of American voters are going to learn some hard lessons about . . . Sparky 1 Nov 23 #43

I'll bet it does. They rely on these hard workers to get construction done. n/t Evolve Dammit Nov 23 #44

Don't worry red states, its the blue states zorbasd Nov 23 #46

If only he'd made this clear before those Red Texans voted for him en masse Orrex Nov 23 #47

Hey Stan Marek, CEO of Marek, did you not read or hear what Mary Trump said about her uncle.............. turbinetree Nov 23 #48

And add tariffs on top of that. C Moon Nov 23 #49

"I didn't know the leopard would eat my face!" sakabatou Nov 23 #50

Some people are too stupid to vote. RandySF Nov 23 #52

How many MAGA whites RandySF Nov 23 #53

Now a warning? NT bee_peaceful Nov 23 #55

Haha moose65 Nov 23 #58

Nothing is more idiotic than a racist white voter wolfie001 Nov 23 #57

I remember CBS blasting with happiness November 6 chouchou Nov 23 #59

Another case of the car chasing dog who suddenly caught the car and not sure what to do next.nt. drray23 Nov 23 #60

The voters made their beds synni Nov 23 #61

Texas voted heavily for the fucking asshole. You could have chosen better. Initech Nov 24 #67

Who couldn't see this coming.... lol William Gustafson Nov 24 #68

The Felon will send the Immigration Black Books to Blue States Bread and Circuses Nov 24 #77

So sad...not Roy Rolling Nov 24 #80

I knew the Mareks back in the 60-70's duncang Nov 24 #82

When they roiund up the undocumented Old Crank Nov 24 #83

Did my own research. Penalties for hiring and Old Crank Nov 24 #86

So this is an advertisement, not a news story FakeNoose Nov 24 #87

Some lawyers post self written information articles Old Crank Nov 24 #89

YES some of us been saying this for decades go after illegal EMPLOYERS and watch the "problem" Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 24 #88

Yes Old Crank Nov 24 #90

The Texas construction industry will be devastated by the deportations LetMyPeopleVote Nov 24 #93

Still? LeftInTX Nov 25 #94

Don't worry you fucking Texas fascists maxrandb Nov 25 #96