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Unfortunately going after the business owners that profit from cheap labor is the one place neither party can tread. Recently Trump said he wants exceptions mad

• mindslight 1y ago
  This is exactly the crux of it - why immigration reform has repeatedly failed for the past several decades, why people are so increasingly upset about it, and why Trump is going to do absolutely nothing to change the status quo beyond upping the fascism.
  • tfandango 1y ago
    Elimination of the incentives is the correct solution, yet solving the problem correctly is often harder and more time consuming than just saying you solved it. These raids are public and chaotic and easy, and then you can just claim to have solved the problem, which works just fine for them. You see, politically, the incentives are not to solve the problem because we believe the lies they tell.
    • mindslight 1y ago
      It's not even just the "incentives", but rather the main issue that people have a legitimate problem with - depression of the labor market. Regardless of the viciousness signalling, Trump always backs down when posturing meets reality - he was certainly bound to do so on an issue directly affecting his business empire! His only real skill is being a really good con artist. He is not even good at running businesses, hence the simplistic fascism of just ordering people around. And so, if you actually care about addressing illegal immigration, or any other issue that requires a competent government, then Trump has been a step backwards for you regardless of how you may feel. Your first step is now admitting your mistake and working to get rid of Trump, alongside every other American.