theHRguy@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 1 day ago20–40% Workforce Loss: How ICE Raids Devastated California’s $49 Billion Agricultural Industrylemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·22 hours agoI’m only a little torn about this. On the one hand, I’m all for ending the exploitative labor practices that abuse migrant workers. On the other, deporting or detaining them is the worst way to do it. It punishes the wrong folks.
minus-squareQuadDamage@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 hours agoAgreed, if someone was really concerned about “protecting jobs” they’d arrest the farmers that hire and abuse migrants.
I’m only a little torn about this. On the one hand, I’m all for ending the exploitative labor practices that abuse migrant workers.
On the other, deporting or detaining them is the worst way to do it. It punishes the wrong folks.
Agreed, if someone was really concerned about “protecting jobs” they’d arrest the farmers that hire and abuse migrants.