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Scrivener7

(58,783 posts)
7. If they went after the ones employing undocumented immigrants, the immigration would all stop tomorrow.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 06:37 AM
Jun 2025

And instead of a dozen workers in a plant, they'd only have to arrest and prosecute a single farmer or a single owner of a manufacturing plant.

When they don't go after the employers, the employers just go and get more undocumented workers and the cycle continues. If they DID go after the employers and imposed stiff fines and jail sentences, there would be no more jobs to attract undocumented workers. This "problem" would go away.

They know this. They know they could stop this on a dime if that's what they really wanted to do. But they don't. So WE know that's not what they really want to do.

This is just a hunting party for the good old boys. This is sport for them. It has nothing to do with anger at lack of documentation. It has to do with people who want to think others are sub-human so they can feel superior.

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ICE has 22000 employees. Adding 700 national guard is hardly more than a stunt. RockRaven Jun 2025 #1
somehow that sounds worse stillcool Jun 2025 #30
They have been taking these "baby steps" DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #36
Homeland Security blew their budget, now they are raiding Nat Guard budget. travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #50
And here I thought using the military in such a method inside the US borders was illegal. cstanleytech Jun 2025 #2
It's a pushing of a test run UpInArms Jun 2025 #4
Its a loophole purple_haze Jun 2025 #13
those are national guard stillcool Jun 2025 #28
active duty also. purple_haze Jun 2025 #35
Trump deployed the stillcool Jun 2025 #38
Active duty Army and Marine Corps purple_haze Jun 2025 #40
I'm amazed at how little I know. Thank You stillcool Jun 2025 #45
wow! purple_haze Jun 2025 #47
MAGAots DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #37
So trump is going to try to juggle two wars: war with Iran, and a Civil War. Good luck with that dumb uck. C Moon Jun 2025 #3
and they whined for 30 years in late nite fillabusters against d congresses deficits ? snork AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #19
They're trying to normalize this fucking shit and it's not subtle. Karasu Jun 2025 #5
Slippery slope. Baitball Blogger Jun 2025 #6
we are already sliding down. nt Javaman Jun 2025 #10
If they went after the ones employing undocumented immigrants, the immigration would all stop tomorrow. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #7
It's ethnic cleansing. BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #8
Yes, but they don't JUST want to create a space where there are no tan or brown people. I think we underestimate Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #11
It's the "Call of Duty" / "Fortnite" video-game playing nuts BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #12
Exactly. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #14
Good "human nature" analysis BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #16
Right? It makes so much senseless stuff make sense. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #18
Yeah...but then they'd have to arrest WHITE people for immigration CRIMES Bengus81 Jun 2025 #20
Totally right about the mass psychology of it. But what happens to the actual economies of those states because of it. ancianita Jun 2025 #41
Those states are the ones who voted for it. Maybe if it happened those states would learn to quit demonizing the Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #42
True. Yet they, like their taco leader never thought it through. Beyond ancianita Jun 2025 #44
felon is creating his own Vietnam Marthe48 Jun 2025 #9
Latinos in Florida and Texas voted for Trump. nycbos Jun 2025 #15
Same stupidity as the Palestinian protestors wolfie001 Jun 2025 #23
red states samsingh Jun 2025 #17
Who would want to join the military now? BradBo Jun 2025 #21
Federal attack on the Democratic Party wolfie001 Jun 2025 #22
My passport is going in my purse right now! Native Jun 2025 #24
Tyson OC375 Jun 2025 #25
Arrest Pete Hegseth and Tom Homan now! Initech Jun 2025 #26
700 Marines just for the City of Angels.... Lovie777 Jun 2025 #27
Out of the MILLIONS who call LA home. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2025 #29
700 Marines with no ROE BidenRocks Jun 2025 #43
I'm sure that MagaMike is deliriously happy. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2025 #31
You don't deploy 700 soldiers and marines to have them do "clerical functions". LudwigPastorius Jun 2025 #32
So, it looks like red states are targets too Farmer-Rick Jun 2025 #33
He will shake his wealthy supporters down so they can be exempt. travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #49
Didn't Germany do something like this with the Jews from 1933 to 1945? Botany Jun 2025 #34
Everything Trump touches Dies. Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #39
So now the red states will feel it. Figarosmom Jun 2025 #46
Snow Queen Puppy Killer blew her budget by 1 billion, requesting 2 billion more. travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #48
Can these soldiers JustAnotherGen Jun 2025 #51
Trump is using our military as part of his personal Gazpacho. (Thanks MTG) Norrrm Jun 2025 #52
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