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Donald Trump's promise to carry out mass deportations of illegal
immigrants continues to cause consternation within the press. While such
an operation would focus on those who have committed crimes other than
crossing the border illegally, the journalistic class has decided it
would be a terrible thing, and lately, they've just started blurting the
quiet part out loud.

In one of the most surreal displays I've seen on CNN, panelist Catherine Rampell recently told Scott Jennings that if Trump deports illegal
aliens, there will be no one to "pick your crops."


JENNINGS: And he's going to take on these countries that screw American workers, and by the way,

RAMPELL: It is not the plan, it is not the plan.

JENNINGS: He's going to crack down on immigration to the benefit of the American worker.

RAMPELL: He's going to deport 20 million people? The people who pick
your crops? The people who process your meat? The people who, you know,
care for your grandmother? The people who serve all sorts of critical
functions in this country?

My word, talk about not hiding the ball. Apparently, illegal immigrants
are the only people in the country who can pick crops, process meat, and
take care of old people. Who knew? Never mind that there are already
work programs in place that allow seasonal workers to come in and "pick
the crops."

So what's Rampell really saying? She's saying that it's more important
to have illegal quasi-slave labor to ensure her standard of living than
for the nation's laws to be followed. That seems rather exploitative of
the CNN panelist, doesn't it? Democrats sure love to talk about fair
wages until it comes to illegal immigrants working for minimum wage to
save a few cents on fruit.

NBC News did this same song and dance about construction costs, citing
the "experts," of course.


Could you imagine NBC News in 1863 after Abraham Lincoln gave the
Emancipation Proclamation? "Lincoln's plan to end slavery for the first
time in history would jeopardize an agriculture industry already facing shortages and push costs higher." That is literally the argument these
news outlets are making about illegal immigration. They don't even try
to pretend anymore. They want their cheap labor, and they don't care
about what they have to do to get it.

Unfortunately for the press and their Democrat allies, most Americans do
not support the continued flaunting of immigration law so rich people
can pay a little less for their gardeners. A recent survey found that 66 percent of respondents support deportations like the one Trump has
proposed.

SEE: Two-Thirds of Americans Support Deportations of Illegal Immigrants

There are other ways to fill jobs than constantly relying on an unending
stream of illegal immigrants. Americans managed to build houses, pick
crops, and process meat prior to the current situation. Never mind that
a true securing of the border coupled with temporary work permits could
also provide labor in sectors that truly lack it. Democrats would never
agree to that, though. Instead, they'd demand another watered-down
security bill that keeps the floodgates open while giving away the farm
on the other end.

So instead, the demagoguery will continue while the cartels get fat and innocent people die. All so people like Catherine Rampell can save a few
bucks, at least in their own mind.

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/10/19/the-press-keep-saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud-about-illegal-immigration-and-deportations-n2180794

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