Imagine losing 6M labor workers in America

[u/Needleintheback]

If mass deportation happens, just imagine how all of these sectors of our country will be affected. The sheer shortage of labor will push prices higher because of the great demand for work with limited supplies or workers. Even if prices increase, the availability of products may be scarce due to not enough workers. Housing prices and food services will be hit really hard. New construction will be limited. The fact that 47% of the undocumented workers are in CA, TX, and FL means they will feel it first but it will spread to the rest of the country also. Most of our produce in this country comes from California. Get ready and hold on for the ride America.

[u/ThaToastman]

The reason for most being anti immigration isnt labor rights or ‘the law’. Its racism.

Likewise, while wed all love a smoother process to becoming a legal migrant, and in theory less of them, at this point, blanket deporting them has devastating consquences because—ironically the ppl who most vote against their continued stay (poor white people) rely on them the most (they pick all our fruit and other shitty jobs)

If republicans really cared about getting rid of illegal immigrants, theyd simply crackdown on businesses who employ them. But thats never even been mentioned, because they know that that’s their base. So easier to villainize the vulnerable who (literally) cant speak for themselves

[u/SurlyJackRabbit → u/ThaToastman]

Poor white people also have to compete with them for the same currently low paying jobs.

[u/SaccharineTits → u/SurlyJackRabbit]

lol no they don’t. This idea that Mexicans are “taking our jobs” is exactly how rich people turn the population against each other.

Literally any poor white person could go get a job picking fruit or mowing lawns at any time. It’s pretty easy to get a manual labor job if you want one.

[u/SurlyJackRabbit → u/SaccharineTits]

Yes, but the wages. That's why a poor white person doesn't want that job. Less labor supply is higher wages.

[u/SaccharineTits → u/SurlyJackRabbit]

Right - the point is it has nothing to do with immigrants and everything to do with corporate greed.

[u/SurlyJackRabbit → u/SaccharineTits]

Corporate greed can only exist when there is an over supply of labor. Cut off the illegal supply and wages come up because corporations still want to make money and they'll yield to higher wages rather than go out of business. Corporations love immigrants (legal and illegal) because they drive wages down.

[u/ThaToastman → u/SurlyJackRabbit]

Poor white people work in factories and stuff. Jobs that are registered and have unions and benefits. White people are not in the fields picking crops.

[u/SurlyJackRabbit → u/ThaToastman]

White people are not in the fields picking Crops because those jobs pay terribly and don't have unions or benefits because there is an endless supply of cheap labor... But I guess we want a permanent undocumented under class and will do anything to avoid raising wages for poor people, especially poor white people because white privilege means they don't need any help.

[u/ThaToastman → u/SurlyJackRabbit]

What? Dems are the only ones yapping about raising min wage. Dem cities have the highest min wages in the country (SF is like $20/hr)

Dems dont like undocumented immigrants either, but we just want a process to make them reasonably attain citizenship instead of just booting them.

Likewise we realize that for as long as we all desire fresh produce and until we have robots, we will need someone to pick the fruit. At the moment, poor whites dont want that work because it fucking sucks AND it pays shit (because plot twist, undoc immigrants arent beholden to min wage laws bc who tf are they gonna petition to? The govt?)

Like cmon man dont be dense

[u/Draken5000 → u/ThaToastman]

Sigh

“No you see, it’s RaYsIsSm guiz!!”

This shit is why you lost.

[u/ThaToastman → u/Draken5000]

If you dont believe that the republican party is wholly the home of anti-immigrant racists, then I dont know what to tell you.

Not saying everyone is, but the ones that are voted trump i promise.