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eppur_se_muova

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6. All those people hiding from ICE or languishing in reconcentrado camps could be doing useful work and most ...

Reply to pat_k (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:09 PM

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would certainly rather be. But we've thrown them out of the economy without anything to replace them. After holding them for months or weeks then we throw them out of the country. The economic damage is permanent. The thrill of beating up on poor people is only temporary, even for Steven Miller.

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