Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California farms at risk

Re:Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California ... by msgodel on Monday July 14, 2025 @04:47PM (#44565058)

This. Labor markets cut both ways but you have to actually follow the rules for it to work.

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Re:Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California ... by 2muchcoffeeman on Monday July 14, 2025 @04:52PM (#44565129)

Wait till you find out how much legal workers who make clothes in America make.

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Re:Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California ... by acjohnson55 on Monday July 14, 2025 @05:33PM (#44565609)

I found the most Planet Money episode on this eye-opening: https://www.npr.org/2025/07/11/1255526971/garment-workers-cl...

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Re:Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California ... by msgodel on Monday July 14, 2025 @05:10PM (#44565344)

Go move to South America if you think their workers have something we don't and will make your life so much better.

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Re:Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California ... by 2muchcoffeeman on Monday July 14, 2025 @06:11PM (#44565902)

That’s a silly response. Why do you think workers are exploited? You say we need to play by the roles, but you’re going to balk at the cost of playing by those rules.

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Re:Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California ... by msgodel on Monday July 14, 2025 @06:22PM (#44565998)

We have absolutely decided we're fine with it. We'd prefer a functioning domestic economy to cheap luxuries.

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