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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

A few years ago, I believe one of the news organizations had a person try to spend a day picking fruit/grapes to see what life doing that was like. He could not even last a day! All of those backbreaking jobs are done by immigrants to whom we owe gratitude. I want to know where those white nationalists are that will pick strawberries or do the landscaping ...

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bitchybitchybitchy's avatar

There's definitely a real disconnect between how Americans respond to polls on immigration and the extreme rightwing 's depiction of ALL undocumented immigrants as dangerous criminals.

We have employed three different landscaping companies over thr past 20 years, and the landscaping crews have always been Spanish speaking. They work hard, have always been cordial.

The owner of one company sponsored at least one of his employees for naturalization.

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Tanya Rodich's avatar

Thanks Dan.

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David K. Tarr's avatar

Don’t forget, this extreme animus against Latinos stems solely from Trump flunky (somehow, “flunky” seems too frivolous a word for this evil, hateful monster) Steven Miller being shot down by an Hispanic girl whom he asked out on a date IN HIGH SCHOOL. Can you you say, “grudge?”

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Wow, I didn't know that! What an a$$hole...

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