01-16-2017, 03:16 PM
(01-16-2017, 12:16 PM)David Horn Wrote:(01-15-2017, 01:06 PM)SomeGuy Wrote:My money is on the farmers, who are overwhelmingly Republican these days. Can't get the <insert fruit or vegetable> picked? Scream about lack of access to farm labor.(01-15-2017, 11:16 AM)David Horn Wrote: I'm going with "useful tool", but it may prove a very different tool than the proponents expect. If e-verify stands between our fresh food and immigration policy, I'm betting on food.
I dunno, Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions don't much seem like foodies to me. You might be mistaken. But thanks for confirming (once again) some of my long-held beliefs about yuppie liberals and their political positions.
REAL 'Murican: "We need to do somethin' about this ILLEGAL immigration! They's breaking our laws!"
Yuppie Liberal: "Oh no, you can't crack down on that, that's racist! Think of the poor strawberries!"
... and it doesn't have to be arugula or quinoa. Lettuce will do.
The farmers in question - produce, not grain - have already lost. They are going to be killed by the new California minimum wage law.