re: #145 Obdicut

Yeah, I mean, all of his statements are kind of looney. Seeing it as a positive good for every illegal immigrant to leave the country is idiotic, and it’s lying to the country to pretend that that would be possible, or an economic good.

Given the way undocumented labor is just completely wedded to the success certain industries…particularly agriculture and building…I’m never sure about the sincerity of “kick them all out” advocates who hold office.

Then again, the experiments with using prison labor in Alabama (or Georgia?) agriculture may point to what’s being imagined as a solution…particularly if one pairs the idea with the for-profit prison industry. So far the actual practice isn’t going well.

I think a lot of “kick ‘em out” people really aren’t thinking about how few degrees they’re separated from undocumented labor. I certainly live in an area where everyone doesn’t like the “Mexicans” but guess who makes up the roofing crews, kitchen staff, landscapers, et cetera. And the same people make up excuses for why the local Tyson (chicken processing) plant shouldn’t be held responsible for employing undocumented workers, getting caught, and hiring new undocumented workers….