In this new report, MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas discusses Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportations and their impact on U.S. agriculture and the economy. He highlights the hypocrisy of these measures, especially for farmers who depend heavily on immigrant labor — and how many farmers who voted from Trump are now begging for exemptions to his policy.
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The U.S. Farmers are now freaking out about losing their labor force!
The Home Construction Companies are freaking out because of losing their building labor force!
Roofing Companies are freaking out because of losing their roofing labor force!
Restaurants are freaking out because of losing their Kitchen labor force!
Landscaping Companies big and small are freaking out because of losing their landscaping labor force!
Hotels in big and small cities are freaking out about losing their hotel labor force, from housekeeping, kitchens, groundskeepers and hospitality departments!
It’s fucking crazy that these GOP voters are now finding out how integral all our immigrants are to our economy! Like 3.1 Trillion dollars in fact.
Most of them don't care, from reading comments by them. But we'll see in about six months from now.
They don't understand. They'll realize when they don't have produce to eat.
If by they don't understand you mean that they believed an inveterate liar over literally everyone else then yes they didn't. And they will find someone else to blame this time too.
They will find a way to blame the “libs.” And probably Biden and Harris.
Fuck them let them
FUCK DONALD TRUMP
Bwahahaha- Melania won't even touch that!
Ewww. No thanks!
No thank you you fuck him
Okay......LOL......message received Houston
Yuck, he deserves it though.
What we need in this country are bread lines and empty supermarket shelves like in other countries in the midst of dystopia. Imagine Starbucks Frappacino at 12.00. They might take notice then, but stupid people need to be hit on the head a lot before anything besides beer and big trucks get their attention.
Yikes - this type of comment unfortunately really grates on some people
There seems to be at least 50 percent of this nation that is in love with a known criminal. They do not deserve much in the of consideration since they have absolutely no understanding of what Trump can and will do. And they have been warned and even saw his damage the last time. No. Wear a red hat? Stay away.
No just looking for a kinder way to try and change minds. You attract more bees with honey. Nasty drives people away and I really want sanity to return!
Not these people. They are causing a lot of damage and cannot see their way to "kinder, gentler thinking." I used to think people could see what they were doing, but this is a new inflexibility intent on burning down what they cannot understand. And if they can understand, they deserve whatever damage comes their way. This is the information age and they choose to believe in criminals and medical malpractice. There is no cure for stupid
I've read comments where they say "this is what they voted for." But like I said, when it becomes reality, we'll see what they have to say then.
They all listen to Fox LIES! And OAN, News max, > Pure Manipulation! for the Corporate Takeover, of US! We the People!🥊 And America!👺HELL to PAY!
Hope they fucking starve
I wouldn't care if they did.
Me too
They're with the rest of MAGA,who voted for him,experiencing FAFO.
Don’t forget the food, construction and hospitality inflation he’s about to unleash on all of America! And the deportations won’t include the tariff inflation. Add deficit and debt increasing tax cuts, and I give our economy to October 2026 before it completely implodes!
It’s great to know these imbeciles put this country in the hands of a criminally insane sadist! And now they’re shocked I tell ya; just SHOCKED, he’s planning on executing his delusional plan; just as expected!
Just like Russia without the missiles. Matching dystopic governments. Britain, too, because their version of MAGA got their way. Epidemic of DUMB in the English speaking world.
It's stunning that people are so ignorant!
I hope Trump voters do suffer. Unfortunately so will the rest of us. I’m willing to suffer some if it helps people turn against MAGA.
Crazy... did they not understand... Americans are not too smart.. and Trump is doing away with education to make them dumber. We must smarten people up before 2026
Now they freak... Wait until he's in office! It's Going to get worse before it gets better. But it will get better AFTER he's gone. And he will go.
Well there's plenty of US citizens to hire. It will all work out fine..
How many people do you know will work labour jobs for 12 hours a day in less than ideal conditions? A lot of US citizens want it iall with minimum effort.
I think that was sarcasm
No, it's the truth. How many people do you know that would be willing to do stoop labor, back-breaking labor, for minimal wages?
No one I know. I did it years ago and it was a lot of labour for not much return.
Aaaaargh! Even teens won't do these jobs. It's hot, hard labor! I hope you have to do it some day. You'll see....
Yep. I'm with you. I've already worked ag labour and it is hot, hard labour for very little return. But the stupid magats don't get that. They begrudge poor people the ability to earn even a paltry living doing jobs they'd never get off their fat butts to do.
Try to get Maggots out of their trailers........stop watching Fox, drinking beer and shooting their AR-15s in the backyard..............good luck......LOL.... getting them out to work the fields.....ha ha ha ha.......your joking right???
When are you applying for migrant work, chief?🤔 YOU wont do this kind of work, so why do you think others would?😄🤡
There are few, if any Americans who will do that kind of work b/c most Americans are soft and lazy when it comes to physical labor out in the elements. Most Americans not only dont WANT to do this kind of work, they cant and wont, epecially for what it pays.💯
Hahahaha…sure….once there done with Latino workers placed in camps they will be after the African Americans in prison, then the LGBTQ Americans in the camps, then the Jews again then political opponents and on and on..the only ones left are the dumbfuck MAGA’s who can’t find their asses with both hands..
Maggots can find their hands when it is time to jerk off and then go out and try to pick up a 13 year old girl walking home from school.
Little paranoia showing up. Isn't it? Lol
Kelly, you're displaying your lack of knowledge. Don't make it worse.
I think kelly us a maga. Check out her substack
I think you're right. She and her ilk wouldn't last a day in the field picking crops. One day, Kelly, and then you can flap your gums at us.
I hope Meidas doesn't let these trolls take over. You just know that's what they're going to do, target all of our social media like Bluesky and our liberal newsletters. I can't even read Robert Reich's comments anymore cause there's so many trolls and he doesn't do a damn thing about them.
Yep, I just unsubscribed from Reich, too. On Bluesky and Meidas I'll block, report, and ignore. We can't fight them all, so I'm picking my battles.
Not all who became US citizens want these jobs. They come for a better life, for their family, a good education, quality of living.
😂
The Orange Mushroom always stated that "I like the uneducated"........and 2025 is going to eliminate the Department of Education!! In the real world 1+1=2......in Maggot world 1+1= 7......Starting Jan 20.......Morons Are Governing America (once again)
America first, right? Oh, Britain's Brexit is killing the country. Dummies in the English speaking world. We could make a song out of this.
It’s not just the farmers, it’s every unattractive low paying job. Meat processing plants, horse, dairy and cattle farms, workers in restaurants, construction (dry walkers, brick layers, roofers, framers), landscapers, the list goes on. They not only fill jobs but they spend money here too on groceries, housing, utilities, clothing. All this is going to hit our economy on both the supply and demand side.
Plus they add to our culture. It’s not just about money.
You are completely right. But this is what they wanted. I guess they forgot they didn't get it last time either.
Can't wait to see how much sales tax revenue goes down if that many people are deported. Every local government budget will take a hit.
They also send lots of money back to their countries they came from. So it works out evenly.
No it doesn’t. What they send home is what they have left over which is less than what they spend and contribute to the US economy.
Yes but they save on rent when they put several people to live in one house. They don't pay taxes. So yes it does work out evenly. A lot don't even pay rent because the government gives them rent vouchers. Which is one reason why their is a housing shortage. And rents have gone up so high.
they absolutely do pay taxes. They don't get credit towards social security or medicare but they pay taxes. Widen your reading. The government gives them nothing. No social security number, no benefits. And as for housing - you go take a look at where they live and then tell me that's why rents have gone up.
We will have to agree to disagree.
I would be interested in seeing verification for your positions, please.
They don't have any verification. I used to be anti-immigrant til I found out how much they contribute to the nation.
That’s not true. Legal immigrants have taxes taken out of their pay like everyone else. If they, like anyone else, are paid under the table then taxes aren’t taken out and the one committing tax fraud is the employer. Illegal immigrants don’t get free housing or any other government benefits. They are not the reason housing is high.
Non immigrants with big families have a lot of people in one dwelling, sororities and fraternities have lots of people in one dwelling, it’s no different.
Yea right. Lol
Sounds like too much Fox and not enough basic knowledge of reality and how the economy works. Too bad
Defend your position. I rarely find those with opinions such as yours willing to defend the position. Please, convince me
Pls do research and stop listening to bigots.
It's pathetic. They know only what Fox, OANN or Newsmax tell them. A lot of immigrants live in crowded living situations because they cannot afford high rent. As for sending money home, they worked for their money, it's theirs to spend however they like. I doubt anyone tells magats how to spend theirs.
They pay taxes and SS. Without them we will see... Americans who voted for Trump are in for a crude awakening... Gonna hurt them more than me and I don't care about any of them
100% agree.
Not me. I didn't vote this year because there really wasn't a choice.
Not voting is a choice. It means you are letting others decide for you. When my children are struggling with what to do and they have to make a choice but don’t want to, my husband and I tell them being passive is a choice.
That is an absolutely stunning remark.
If someone really felt there was no choice, that shows stunning ignorance. There was very much a choice. It was between democracy and fascism.
They DO pay taxes. Social security and income tax as well as sales tax. They cannot access government programs so Social Security is not paid out to them.
Wish I could say sorry. If the farmers by any chance did not vote for Trump then obviously I am sorry. If they voted for Trump it's like a genie, be careful how you wish because it won't turn out the way you want
Putin wants America destroyed, and the blob is doing exactly what he tells him to do. It's so bloody obvious.
The country will be screwed. Nobody will pull crops. Nobody
We're grossly unskilled at picking crops. Even if we all did that, we're mostly incompetent.
😥 exactly.
If they pay enough maybe they will get some people. But that will make costs go through the roof so, still screwed.
💯🎯
It'll be horrific. Especially for the workers and smaller farmers who have to compete with Big Ag and have little wiggle room.
P.S. I wish I could pay to subscribe but I'm a geezer living on a meager fixed income.
P.S. You're not alone 😥
No, she is definitely not.
I'm sure he will make exceptions for companies who line his pockets.
if he gives the farmers exemptions, he'll have to give construction workers. then he'll have to give the hotel industry. then the meat packers, the landscapers, etc. Pretty soon his deportation plan is caca.
I'm wondering if the plan might have been to galvanize his base with the idea of mass deportation, to get elected. Then throw up his hand when it becomes obvious he cannot do this. "Oh well, I tried". His followers will blame it on the "libs" and he will be exonerated, once again. Just a thought.
Sounds exactly like a trump maneuver
My thought exactly! The "how" is the only question.
I have no sympathy for the farmers. I know it will affect all of us, but this is what most of them voted for. Be careful what you vote for, because you may not get what you think you voted for, but you may get what you deserve.
What the &$@# did they think would happen? And yes, if they pay him monies he will make exceptions. Just so wrong!!
We get what we deserve. Thanks maga. The country is going to suffer big time
Trump is a crazy man. The USA will learn quickly the consequences of voting him in.
Look, I know I’m not riding the Christian train anymore, but I still try—try—to find some shred of humanity to connect with. But, damn, these days? It's like searching for water in the desert.
I don’t want to see people get hurt—I really don’t. But when you tell someone, “Hey, there’s a brick wall,” and their response is, “Screw you, libtard!” right before they faceplant into reality? Yeah, I’m not going to lie. There’s a small, guilty burst of schadenfreude watching karma do her thing.
But didn't a majority of farmers vote for the criminal in chief? Now, THEY want exceptions for themselves, but were perfectly okay to harm the rest of us. SMDH.
The whole point is to destroy us, the whole point. That is war.
Guess they should of thought of that before they went to the ballot box
Guess they are finding out who they really voted for.
Sadly the folks who rely on this workforce overwhelmingly voted for the man who openly told us his plans to eliminate their workers. Just like tariffs and proj.2025
The problem is Trump should not be in the WH. He said he will destroy the Constitution and government. That is war. We must put most energy on keeping him or Maga from getting the whitehouse. That is the fire. Let us not let the fire start instead trying to put sections of fire.
We need national refusal to let the criminal take over.
The people being deported won’t have money, food, shelter.
I'm sure they've saved up for this happening. We all saw it coming.
Sure, they saved up a boatload of money on minimum wage or less. /s
I seriously doubt that (unless I didn’t see through your sarcasm).
Grandpa and Grandma had their Victory Garden and lots of Mason jars to can the crops from their garden. Folks better learn how to do that!!!!
This is the bullshit part of it all. I knew this would happen and essentially create plantations with immigrants as slaves.
I wish we libs could secede from the union! Set up Kamala as our president and let them destroy themselves as they as they wish to do.
You're not alone.
They Maga need to secede. Good idea though if all blue governors gather to make it happen.
i had this on my Trump Shit Show BINGO card! plus i had Mexico retaliates on Tariffs - too easy - the people Trump will hurt are the people Trump conned.
SCHADENFREUDE
They deserve what they get, most probably voted for Trump.
The nominee for Secretary of Agriculture is the current President of the America First Policy Institute. AFPI has a manual showing what is planned for each of 10 Pillars of Government. If you want to know what to expect, it may be good to look there. I have outlined the manual in my latest post here on Substack. Just search Abrahamson if anyone is interested.
How does one search on Substack? I’d be interested in seeing your outline.
You can just click on my name here and it will get you there.
I think that the answer to any impending farm labor crisis caused by the detention of illegal immigrants will be that the privatized detention camps will be authorized to lease the detainees as day labor to cover their room and board costs while awaiting deportation. Follow the money.
My thoughts as well
that's what they did down in Birmingham AL when they built big iron forges after the (Civil)war --they'd arrest every black man found out after sundown as a vagrant and put them on a chain gang. Worse conditions than most slaves had it. No legal recourse as everybody was bribed, from the Governor on down. They had to get the RR built to send the pig iron up to Chicago. Later that RR became the escape route for thousands of freedmen to the factories of the North in the Great Migration.....
All over my local area before the election, "Farmers for Trump" signs were popping up. Frankly, I have NO SYMPATHY for any of them. Immigrant labor forces are HUGE around here! We had our house reroofed this summer and they had NINE guys up there for 2 days, with one of their wives as their interpreter. Really nice crew, hard workers. Sucks for them, but I have ZERO f#@ks for their employers if they voted for TFG and are now complaining and asking for exemptions...
This is what I mean by hate won this election. So many Americans do not want undocumented immigrants in this country at all, no matter what. They cheered when they heard bloody mass deportations. They focused so much on this hatred that they didn't even stop to think about how their decision was going to affect their own lives. I truly believe they had no idea that deporting immigrants was going to have such a negative effect on this country. I'd like to say that I'm going to feel sorry for them when reality sets in, but I won't. I feel sorry for the rest of us.
I grew up picking along side immigrants age 10 to 16 on my grandfather’s farm. The nicest and hardest working people I ever met. They taught me to work hard and efficiently.
I worked for a while as an agricultural worker years ago and all the people I worked with were very nice people. Like many people they were just trying to get by.
I seriously have no words. If farmers voted for Trump, then they will reap what they sow (no pun intended). The rest of us will suffer along with the ignorant!!
I'm actually pissed that trump has time to pull back & fix this for the ahole farmers & ranchers that voted for him. trump will look past illegals & certain workers for maga donors. It is disgusting.
Trump will undoubtedly find a way to sell the exemptions and put the money in his own pocket. He'll also be selling exemptions to the tariffs...
Yeah, he’ll sell them like his guitars, electronic cards, gold gym shoes, and watches. Always the grifter.
They voted for this.
If all employers get exemptions for their workers..then what’s the point of all the brouhaha over “illegals”? Maybe the employers should be jailed for violating employment law!
HA! I have been waiting for this - most of those who voted for him... will suffer directly or indirectly when EVERYTHING costs more and takes longer. While it stinks that everyone will suffer from the actions of this narcissistic fascist, I will do a little dance of joy when all of those who think he is a brilliant businessman and not a selfish A-#&$@, start to feel it (probably more than I will. I can bear the price increases.)
Talk about a kitchen table issue!! Times gonna get lean. So are many Americans. Maybe our obesiy problem will relent.
not without fresh fruit and vegetables
beans and rice whole grains.....fish...lean meats...
sounds like a recipe for more smaller farms to get gobbled up, unfortunately
A recipe for factory farms and mega producers to ingratiate themselves to him while small family farms fail.
Kelly Loeffler, billionaire, daughter of an industrial farmer has been nominated for Secretary I think...big Ag all the way. End SNAPS. Take the big subsidies. Starve the poor into slavery.
There is not a chance, not one chance that farmers will get an exemption. Trump and his clowns ran on border-immigration-deportation, everything was either immigrants fault or trans people's fault and that moron would never admit that he was wrong - never has, never will. It is going to be a disaster.....but it is a disaster that he wants....he wants people crawling back to him and begging and kissing his rear end, he is simply, a raging Lunatic, and America voted for him. My oh my. We have to stay strong and not let it get us down. Keep up the great work Meidas!!!
We told them so! Those words will role off my lips loud and often!
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Roll is right! Thank you.
Trump hires workers from the Caribbean for MaraLago. Other resorts do the same. MaraLago should be investigated before any deportations.
They will get exemptions
Good luck - if you are undocumented I would suggest leaving on your own terms ASAP
It is Trump and team who must leave. That ahould be our focus. Great to put the consequences out there for all to see.
Granted it be great if we could make Trump & his buddies disappear but there like zero chance of that happening. I would never shake the orange vermin trash’s hand. Maybe look at as a nationwide strike by the undocumented & their supporters - perhaps this is the way to break the bastards. Just a thought for the day. Leverage.
Do people care more about the human rights violations or the prices going up? I literally hope they get what they voted for. However the fear these people must be experiencing, Keeps me awake at night.
I have a request. Utilize military logistic teams to keep track of the people being deported. It is inhumane to separate people.
How about use the military to prevent Trump and team from taking office they don't qualify for and arrest them for the hostile takeover. The election was the Trojan horse.
only in the movies.....
FAFO.
Will the MAGA maggots understand that the inflation will be tied to Trump's actions? probably not. It will all be Obama's fault and Obama's "puppets" Biden, Harris, and Polosi
MAGA frame of mind, Be harsh and vindictive for everyone but for me. The law is for everyone but for MAGA. Sex abuse offenses for anyone but for MAGA. The confirmation for their belief, MAGA is above the law, above the rule of law.
OK, so maybe the farmers and the builders from Texas should get together and cry on each other shoulders. What were they thinking when they voted for Trump? Too bad busters! Don’t worry, they have plans to consolidate all food and animal product production in one mega billionaire owned contaminated food factory. You do not have my sympathy.
“Soylent green is people!” For anyone who gets the reference, that’s what comes next.
I think the Republicans that support Trump should be mass deported to Russia and see how they do under Putin's rule.
Play stupid games: Vote trump
Win stupid prizes: Deport your employees
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And such are the results of a true 'entitled, rich, city boy' ignorant to the plight of plain hard working folk. Be they American or American wannabes. Again,"Give us your hungry. Your tired. Your poor. Your people yearning to breath the air of freedom." High minded words. But, if you're gonna have them on your welcome mat and not live by them, what are we but a country of hypocrites.
🎻 the world’s smallest violin playing for MAGAT whining!
Awe boohoo -- you don't want to lose your labor force? Maybe try to actively promote a leader who would help this country move forward instead of someone who wants to blow it up!!
How astonishing... Trump is doing exactly what he said he would. Only the bad stuff of course.
The immigrants? GONE. BRUTALLY.
Tariffs? Paying FOR EVERYTHING. (They won't... Prices will go up.)
Wars? NOPE. (Won't stop.)
Women? NOPE. (They are dying.)
Price of eggs? NOPE. (Avian flu and price gauging)
The Border? NOPE. (Chose to keep the problem.)
On the bright side, They are a bunch of lunatics with a geriatric criminal guru as their leader. Yeah, that's going to fall apart. No leader. Just a garbage-guzzling narcissist who wanted a nicer house to live in.
Check back in six months for the employment figures, the stock market, the inflation... When the bubble has burst. It won't take long and we will still be here.
America, we are now in hope and wait mode. God help us all. Thankyou Meidas. Now we are relying on unity and justice to outlast the madness. The world cares. 💙🇦🇺🇺🇸💙
I expect in 6 months the press will be severely impaired and it will be difficult to get accurate news or statistics. Trump and his puppets will control everything. They will lie with impunity, and truth will become even rarer.
That's why we support the independents like Meidas, BTC, David Pakman et al.
Maybe even sooner, but hope they do an about face. Every other word now delivers with its own packet (too soon, a box) of salt to be taken. Single grains are seldom effective at warding off the corruption.
"Sooo , you voted for your own poison , and you have to pay the person for the free poison , damn that's like giving "Jim Jones" a quarter for a cup of cyanide laced Kool aid , knowing it's going to do you in , but you're thinking it won't kill you ...to late ! ⚰️
FAFO usually comes at a heavy price, but the dumbasses didn't even bother to look at the tag. "Oh,angel song! Oh, happy throng!"
👏👏🫣 The DumbNuts voted This knucklehead in …. We Told them. Maybe they just didn’t understand 🧐🤦🏻♀️
Undocumented do not vote
You know damn good and well that she's talking about magats.
Just to let you that I am a paid subscriber
Ben, thanks for your compassionate stance. I see exemptions being the new thing they'll grift to accept bribes for.
I remember when Bush provided status to millions of illegal aliens during his administration
Wow. Hypocrisy at its finest. Dump meets dumper.
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Here in Iowa, it's gonna kill our BIG AG conglomerates... we have all 4 of the gigantic meat processors, Cargill, JBS, Tyson & Smithfield... the last time he threw tariffs on the farm industry, even w/the 12+ Billion in bailouts, we lost HUNDREDS of family farms with farmer suicides through the roof! 90+% of that bailout $ went to huge corporate farmers rather than the little guys AND we lost China as our largest AG partner... they simply took their buying powers to Brazil and Argentina primarily, and it never fully came back.. these old ass dumb mostly WHITE geezer farmers have FA, & now they will FO AGAIN that chump & company are out to sell all our prime farmland to the conglomerate big ag farmers! BTW, as a little FYI, are you aware that Iowa,(specifically), sits on the richest blackest food producing soil on earth? Our soil is found in only 3 other places on the entire planet, and they intend to either develop it or poison it to the nth degree with fertilizers like CANCER CAUSING MONSANTO! The Pioneer Hybrid scientist that developed the corn seed that can withstand Monsanto is now a multi-billionaire, and lives in Ankeny, Iowa!
I believe part of their RACIST thinking is they will try to enslave Black Americans to work in the harvests. They've already said the standard work month will be 160 hours, only the employer can make those hours be worked in two weeks, leaving two weeks of the month WITHOUT PAY!!
Ruskies are gleefully watching the repukeniKKKan plan to tank America and make it ripe for Ruskie takeover. The Rumpster just wants a percentage and the title "President for Life."
Where does Trump think he can deport all these people to? Do you think the countries they came from want them back? What kind of horrible situations will they face when they are deported? No houses to live in, no food, no jobs..why hasn’t our main stream media brought this up? We’ve let a crazy nut back in the White House!
If you voted for him, nobody cares. And if the fatted golden calf does not bail out farmers after his ludicrous trade wars this time, nobody eats. I’m beginning to think that was the long-term goal.
Who did they vote for????
Trump has dementia.
Last time around, trump's tariff stuff cost the farmers their international markets, and ended up having to subsidize farmers to the tune of 24.5 billion dollars. Has he forgotten that? Not exactly economic brilliance there.
Trump cares nothing about the damage or destruction he's planning to force on people and the US. He will destroy centuries worth of work, blood, sweat and tears that, in fact, made our country great. He only cares about what will make him look strong, smart, rich, important in his own opinion. We can't let this happen. He hates all of us.
This was all out there prior to the election. So let the chaos and inflation begin. Same with the tariffs. No Magas will complain until it hits the 'on the shelf' prices.
It's almost hilarious if it wasn't so tragic. Farm country USA, outside CA, must have voted trump since he won some many farm states. So now they panic? Same with these farmers getting millions in subsidies to make upfor the trump tariffs and they voted for trump... They hate govt but want the millions in subsidies every year. They keep voting against their own best interests, so let them suffer the consequences of their ignorant actions. Maybe if they pray harder from their trump bibles they will find redemption and subsidies will fall from the skies... Sorry, a little peeved at the maga moron monsters.
why is everyone SUDDENLY freaking out...what are they hearing now they didn't hear before?..
Hey American citizens! Here is the plan. PICK YOUR OWN LETTUCE, Stupidos!!
I hope they all get deported. Let the fools who voted for him see what evil morons they put into office
It's not just the loss of workers doing farming, service industry and construction jobs. It's also consumer products. I am a west coast based product designer, and all the factories I visit are staffed 100% with immigrant workers (Hispanic, Asian, West Indians, etc). Why? Because, among the millions who come here are skilled artisans looking for a better life. With manufacturing skills that we Americans have lost and are of no interest to our youth to learn. Do you see Gen X doing factory labor work sewing bags as a career path?
China crushes us with its massive manufacturing infrastructure and cheap, skilled labor force. So by all means, lets throw out what could be the foundation of a competitive work force. BTW, As we speak, Steve Madden (the $3 billion shoe company) is shifting production from China to Pakistan, India and other countries in prep for the T____p China tariffs. Other companies (like Walmart) with massive production deals with China will follow suit. How much will they on-shore to the US? Very little. Again, we don't have the infrastructure and skilled, factory laborers.
Good luck with all that GOP.
I am not sure I have any sympathy for the farmers. Who in the h+++ did they think they were voting for?
I would say this is what they voted for but all of us will pay the price
Also, most farmers are corporate owned and donated lots of money Trump .Very few family owned farms anymore.
Trump will never realize these goals in his lifetime. He is too old and demented
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So why did they vote for him? We warned and warned and warned them, but they voted for him anyway. NO EXEMPTIONS!
This has been another moment in FAFO.
MAGA probably will give the exemptions, but keep it quiet. If so, we must be sure any such obvious failures of trump’s boasts are widely known.
Going back to Hilary, it takes a village. We all need one another and when we embrace love in compassionate actions we realize a reality that has at its core inclusion! When the paradigm shifts millions will experience a compromise such as Sartre speaks of, “the shock”. It won’t be a diversionary experience but an awakening! A large house requires a big staff! The need far exceeds some loony toon political ideology! Being led by Musk a narcissistic genius ketamine addict and a narcissistic sociopsychopath down the rabbit hole will not be fun! Seems also Mr. T has been out of the limelight! He is so primed for strokes and other neurological events. So then the puppeteers will be very busy. Holding onto truth and those. like Meidas Touch who carry the torch, our beacon, our lighthouse to show us the oath through the storm!!
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What about the employers who hire these migrants?!!!
No one ever discusses penalizing them!
I can't believe these people who say it will all work out! Have you ever picked crops? I have. Have you ever worked as an unskilled assistant in a nursing home? I have. Have you ever worked in a canning factory or bakery or sweat shop? I have! These are horrible jobs and I did them as a teenager and young adult. You have no fricking clue! Kids now won't take these minimum wage jobs. FAFO indeed!
I've worked both the first two jobs you mentioned. I worked for 23 years as a CNA/HHA until my body finally gave out. Certified nursing assistant is extremely hard work and I survived by working all the overtime I could get. I worked with some major jerks, but the majority were very hardworking, nice people. And the majority of those were Latino or Filipinos. I didn't last real long as an ag worker but it was the same story, most of the people who worked on the farms where I worked were hard-working, nice people who were trying to get by.
I wish there were more people like you. You get it. You have a heart. Blessings.
Thank you.
I don't like good people being screwed over.
And Trump will give them exemptions. We always knew Trump wouldn't follow through. He's full of it.
They should have thought about it and fought Trump
I'm a otr driver and haul refrigerated products like produce, poultry products, dairy, and meats from the producer's to the grocery warehouses to keep the grocery stores stocked. I know what this mass deportation crap will do and how it will affect everyone. Make no mistake. This country will suffer.
Well who did sone of these conservative farmers vote for? Did they unite and create a messaging campaign to elect Harris and expose trump?
Yeah, Like DUH! Only the beginning of the DISASTER of TRUMP! < He IS the DESTROYER of Everything!
I am sorry. There are agricultural states that already have exemptions — are you going to report fully on those states that have been dealing with this forever?
I stopped the video to read the comments. Last thing he said was:
"Trump officials have not committed to any exemptions"
i.e. You have still have time to convince us for exemptions $$$
Link to article that Ben was reading:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-groups-want-trump-spare-their-workers-deportation-2024-11-25/
We still have time to stop him from doing the illegal destruction of our constitution, which makes him unqualified.
Yes. By moving the power to set tariffs back to the Congress.
I agree. Have you any concrete ideas?
Re vote count, Harris stays in office as President for 4 more years given Trump is not qualified as Harris said herself.
But how can we accomplish said recount/audit?