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Markus Rose's avatar

Trump definitely has plenty of voices in his ear clamoring for cheap labor. He has given several indications that after a sufficient period of time, and sufficient number of deportations have been reached, that he is strongly inclined to favor increased legal immigration in certain sectors. You seem to have great difficulty accepting the idea that people working in USA illegally need to stop doing this. If for no other reason than the fact that we need to have a real look at what our labor needs actually are.

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Johanna Maska's avatar

There is no pending immigration plan presented by this President. Some of the people you're referring to who are working here have lived here for 30 years, don't know their home country's language, we've paid to educate them and they're adding to the economy. Others are actually here legally, had work permits, were living with family, and are now being thrown out. The funny disconnect between the likes of Elon Musk on the right pointing out that we don't have enough children coming up through the system to support programs like social security while we're simultaneously throwing out some of those very kids who could learn and work is hypocrisy at its best. I agree that in places like Galesburg, IL my hometown, jobs have dried up. And that leads to competition for those limited jobs. But what has solved this every time America has had this issue? Immigration, building businesses, building more jobs. Our immigration system is broken. If President Trump actually wants to fix it, I'll give him credit.

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