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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho
Herein lies the problem for Democrats. Multiple industries rely wholly on undocumented labor. Were we to magically remove all "illegals" tomorrow, both the hospitality and agriculture industries, to pick just two, would collapse overnight.
Try explaining that to voters.
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They wouldn't collapse, but for sure they would be hit and changed significantly.
I'd argue that looking at this set of facts and saying it's ok to let it continue is every bit as racist as the worst of the anti-immigration rhetoric. I think it's immoral to have reliance on undocumented labor be acceptable and eliminating that situation is worth whatever it costs, full stop.
I understand ofc why this doesn't happen from a practical political POV. But given this reality, hand-wringing about who gets punished under various other immigration approaches is an incredibly hypocritical and hollow accusation that gets a hard pass from me.