Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Hekate

(99,774 posts)
6. When I first heard trumpistas in the admin saying that kind of barnyard byproduct, I wondered what planet...
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 07:14 PM
Saturday

…they lived on and in what century. We have not been a primarily rural nation in a century. The idea that unemployed people in this country would leave the cities and suburbs and travel hundreds of miles to pick potatoes in Idaho is ludicrous.

We need to hire workers from rural areas, ie South of the Border, and if we want them to keep coming we have to treat them like human beings, not like rabid animals or like criminals at first sight.

The problem is with America, not Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala…


Recommendations

3 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»LABOR DEPT: "...qualified...»Reply #6