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This is why I support the Guardian (imperfect or not) and other journals. Fine. Arrest and deport illegal immigrants. But this gestapo and these perverse fin

• mindslight 1y ago
  The real galling thing is after you set aside your outrage about the fascism, and have the sober realization that Trump is not even going to deport most of the illegal immigrants. The underlying truth the entire time is that many industries are wholly reliant on cheap labor with no legal protections, which is why businesses that hire illegal labor only ever get slaps on the wrist. Trump only talks big, and he always backs down when met with the demands of big business. Furthermore, Trump's own business empire depends on illegal immigrants to do landscaping/housekeeping/remodeling. And he has already made rumblings about allowing them to remain in such "critical" fields. The arc is literally just the exact same con as the past few decades where the Party drives outrage over the situation, does some token actions, and then sells out their constituents behind their backs. The only change that Trump brings is even more unaccountable fascism and performative cruelty to create even more of a spectacle.