Around 75% of immigrant farm workers in Bakersfield, California, ditched their shifts after Trump ramped up his threats by removing protections against ICE raids in “sensitive areas,” including schools and workplaces.
Around 75% of immigrant farm workers in Bakersfield, California, ditched their shifts after Trump ramped up his threats by removing protections against ICE raids in “sensitive areas,” including schools and workplaces.
Let the farms try to hire us citizens for this work. No one will take jobs that pay dollars per hour with no benefits. Let the farms raise salaries and charge Americans triple for produce. Let Americans bitch… Then watch Trump and GOP blame the liberals for it.
Oh they can still use inmigrants, they just have to get them into private prison work programs first.
Ahh, yes
indentured slaveryprivate prison work programs a classic move.Calling it indentured slavery implies they may be able to earn their freedom.
They could hang up a sign “work will set you free”
… and more than half of Americans will agree with that conclusion.
How about if you are hiring undocumented immigrants for this work, let’s not arrest the immigrants, let’s arrest the owners of the farm.
Then we’ll sell the farm off to someone who is willing to pay a living wage to people, and not slaves with no other options.
Or just give the farm to the workers and have them run it as a coop.
If socialist-welfare-handout farming subsidies were paid it be great if they were forced to be returned by people that employed those not legal to work in the us as well. Misusing government funds and all that jazz.
Naturally this will never happen but it’d be a good idea lol
most farms cant turn a profit that way unless they make some more bs being subsidized like corn, we need less corn
I’m sure they will blame the libs and the Democrats for it because they are the ones pushing for a bigger minimum wage. Without it, employer’s can collude to drive down wages, making higher paying alternative jobs non existent. Everything pays pennies!
A fundamental part of our economy/way of life should not be dependent on near slave labor
I agree, but “ship’em all back” is still idiotic shortsighted policy.
Yep, I think they should have worker protections like everybody else! They work hard, they suffered just to be here, overall they make the country a better place. There is no reason to send them back (except racism)
Our farming system needs an overhaul, but I agree that this isn’t the way to make that happen. But I am hoping this bullshit will force us to take a closer look at how we produce and approach it in a more sustainable fashion.
What would they pay if not dollars per hour? Cats per hour?
He probably means they pay single-digit dollars per hour, as opposed to tens of dollars per hour.
But they also could be paying per amount of crop harvested (per bushel or per pound), I think.
Ya this work is often by weight to encourage efficient picking.
Sounds like you’re very familiar with how things work over here :(