Comment by huto on 25/01/2025 at 04:35 UTC

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View submission: What are the reasons millions of undocumented immigrants were allowed in the US? I don't recall ever hearing the most obvious reasons by politicians.

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Oddly enough, the industries that are extremely dependent upon cheap immigrant labor also tend to vote predominantly republican...

See: any of "the trades" (hvac, electricians, etc).

Source: insulator with a lot of republican coworkers. I don't think they realize how much we rely on Hispanics and Latinos for roofing, drywall, framing, or whatever else even up here in north central MN, but they definitely will if the deportations happen and our business dries the fuck up.

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Comment by Bkcbfk at 25/01/2025 at 06:21 UTC

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Wouldn’t the tradies like that since there are fewer people competing for the work?