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[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I found it hilarious when many California farmers (e.g. fruits) voted for Trump, then got angry when he immediately started cutting back on immigration - like what the hell did you think he meant when he talked about that EVERY SINGLE TIME!? That man isn't exactly known for using "metaphors" or having the slightest degree of "subtlety" - e.g. when he talks about grabbing pussy, he doesn't mean getting to know someone intimately, he means to GRAB someone's ACTUAL genitalia, which simply being within arms reach seems to imply automatically giving consent, and if not then you can take it up with his team of lawyers.

After that, people started dying, and other things happened like infants were literally ripped right out of their mothers' arms and I suddenly found it less funny:-(.

I guess arguably it could be funny to think how liberals get mad when the Democrats they vote for do not do what they promised, yet Trump supporters got mad at him when he did - if that situation were not so fucking tragic for us all:-(.

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[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's okay, presidential immunity allows grabbing pussies.

/s but no joke

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago

Take my angry upvote!

They should feel privileged that he deigned to notice them, I guess. He big-um strong "man", they being weak tiny women-folk and all. (this one yes \s)

I would be only half surprised if he or one of his follows became the world's first man to get a surgery to graft on a second (no... ah... FIVE!) penises, just to prove how "masculine" he is.

Then he could show them off at every rally, by peeing on all the attendants. They would thank him for his service! :-P (extremely unfortunately, no \s on this one...)

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

No space in the square brackets

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

We just played the anti-immigrant game in Florida. Harsh legislation passed, they ran away, and fuck me, crops are rotting in the fields.

There were a couple of business owners brave enough to say it out loud on video. "Well, yeah, we wanted this legislation, but just to kinda scare 'em. We didn't think we'd actually lose our workers! Maybe we gotta rethink this whole thing."

Props to those few self-aware SeaWolves. Some are getting it.

If you want slave labor, you gotta put up with slaves living on the plantation.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 38 points 10 months ago

Another thought that occurs is that it shows there is literally no path where they accept the immigrant - they're upset if immigrants work, and they're upset if they don't. It literally just comes down to hating immigrants, and they work backwards from there to find reasons.

[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 29 points 10 months ago

Actually both happen: low paying jobs lead to being below the poverty line and therefore eligible for welfare.

It's not great; especially when companies like Walmart cash in on this by paying less and telling employees to apply for welfare.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 18 points 10 months ago

It's always like that. Takes Jews for instance. They are inferior and the lesser race but at the same time somehow running the world from some secret society or something. They use the same arguments with blacks, women, gays, or whoever they want to hate that day.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago

Derkaderrrr!!!

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Damn you JuanGPT and Manuel Diffusion

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The narrative of friends and family from the small town I grew up in and left, to rarely if ever revisit, reason that the immigrants work illegally for cash at meat packing plants, roofing, etc. This while drawing benefits, as unregistered/illegal immigrants. I don’t know how an undocumented person could collect benefits. Frankly I don’t know enough about any of it to say whether their narrative is accurate or not.

I have always held the opinion that even if their likely false narrative is true, those sound like extremely hard working folks being exploited and taken advantage of and points to an underlying problem that immigrants are not effectively integrated into our society through accessible legal procedures in a way that enables them to positively impact society to the greatest extent of their potential. I’d bet with living wages these folks would be filling up trade schools and all kinds of additional skilled labor roles that would be built upon and advanced generationally. I don’t understand why a country wouldn’t want injection of realized opportunity and advancement into its society, economics, and culture.

[–] gearheart@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Legitimate question. Can anyone tell me how someone would go collecting welfare with no SSN or papers?

I work with people on a daily basis that collect some sort of welfare or disability.... They are in perfect bodily health. They are also all U.S citizens.

I don't believe I have come across an undocumented migrant that collects "disability payments". I don't believe it's possible....

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

No idea how that would work. An undocumented person at my mom's work was "borrowing" someone else's identity to get paid. So they were contributing to social security with no way to ever collect on it.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 10 months ago

Here’s a list of all federal benefits that undocumented immigrants are eligible to receive:

https://www.ncsl.org/immigration/federal-benefit-eligibility-for-unauthorized-immigrants

States may or may not have additional programs.

I literally know an elderly lady who is alienated from her family in Europe and lives in California without any papers, money, or a job, and she has her own apartment and makes due somehow.

No I’m not saying she oughta be deported or have her benefits cut or anything (she’s not living a particularly glorious lifestyle, believe me), just answering the question that was asked.

[–] Entropy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

My fiancee works at the welfare office in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. I literally just asked her and she said, "They can potentially get approved for medical assistance if it's an emergency, but they're not going to be able to get something like food stamps as an illegal immigrant." Other states might be different, but that's at least PA.

[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 9 points 10 months ago

It's just code for racism in the end. Always is.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

It's the same with the enemies of fascism

A fascists enemies are weak, unhealthy and can easily be overtaken by the superior strength of fascists.

While at the same time the enemies of fascists are also overpowering them, slowly destroying them because they are too powerful.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

In fascist rhetoric the enemy is always both weak and strong. It's a real easy indicator that you're hearing propaganda.

[–] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Not being political here, just thinking logically. Isn't it possible for a subgroup of a large group to do X while another subgroup of the same large group does Y?

I'm not sure if these options are mutually exclusive when it comes to large sets of individuals.

This is just logical thinking, I have no statistics and this is not a political stance.

[–] defame@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That was my first thought as well. Assuming a large enough amount of immigrants, they could be overwhelming both the welfare system and the job market. A sufficiently large group of additional people would overwhelm every system, and depending on the preexisting conditions, that group might not need to be all that big

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's kinda hard to overwhelm the job market tho, at least if the economy is growing. In that case, more workers would likely facilitate growth, since the growing workforce will also have money to spend and create demand. If the market was already very competitive, things would be different, but developed countries are usually hungry for skilled workers. Demographics dictate this will only become more true as time passes

[–] Exosus@lemdro.id 0 points 9 months ago

I guess that explains how republicans are incompetent but also easily destroy the country during 4 years in power

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today -2 points 10 months ago

Technically possible if collecting welfare IS your job.