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RoseTrellis

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9. Dirty secret

Reply to drmeow (Reply #8)

Wed May 13, 2026, 02:04 PM

May 13

You touched on something here that no one wants to publicly admit.
Many people are perfectly fine with exploiting immigrant labor to justify low produce prices.
Imagine the outrage if berries, lettuce, and other manually picked crops prices increased to cover a living wage to the people who’s manual labor the process relies on?

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The economic chilling effect of Trump's immigration crackdown [View all] riversedge May 12 OP

I've suspected these results ever since Dimwitted Donnie Dr. T May 12 #1

True. Not many Americans want to harvest produce and similar catrose May 12 #2

That's because RoseTrellis May 12 #3

It's not just about money TexasBushwhacker May 13 #5

Yep. OldBaldy1701E May 13 #6

But some still has to do the work RoseTrellis May 13 #7

But, but, but drmeow May 13 #8

Dirty secret RoseTrellis May 13 #9

"Back when I was a kid" TexasBushwhacker May 13 #10

Gee! What a surprise! Old Crank May 13 #4