Regardless of source, they have a direct video of him saying it.

  • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com
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    10 months ago

    No one wants to pick strawberries or zucchini for the wages offered.

    Yeah, but also, no one wants to pay for American-picked groceries. And conservatives want nothing less than to subsidize farmers to encourage them to hire Americans for the job.

    What’s the solution here? Like banning abortions for more babies, are we gonna ban immigration to force American to pick a grape? To beat us to submission?

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      10 months ago

      The solution is to go after the companies that hire illegal labor. You fine the crap out of them.

      We have visas for people who want to come to pick food. It’s nothing new. Operation Wetback was to remove illegal immigrants because Mexico wanted them back.

      I do think we need to focus on the companies and not the immigrants. The real “bad” guys are the companies. The immigrants just want to work.

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      10 months ago

      Yes no company wants to pay more for wages. Shrinking the labor pool will naturally force companies to pay more. There are more than enough legal migrant workers and Americans to do the job if the wages are right.