That’s what slave-state Democrats said about abolition in
the 1800s. Their whole economy, their
way of life, would collapse without slaves.
Of course it didn’t. Disruption, sure. But not collapse.
Today they’re saying pretty much the same thing about
removing illegals.
Only it’s not slave state Democrats anymore. It’s Hollywood types, sports celebrities,
mainstream media talking heads, farmers, hotel owners, contractors, and especially affluent liberals.
They are saying we
rely on cheap illegal migrant labor. Our economy, our way of life, our standard
of living would suffer without them. Sound familiar?
It’s actually just about money. And profits. And
convenience. And control. Illegals work
cheaper and live in fear of being kicked out. That makes them more pliable for
the people paying them. It also makes them more vulnerable to pressure. There’s
clearly a power imbalance that some employers readily exploit.
In that way it’s akin to modern day slavery, when it comes
to control. They aren’t being threatened with physical punishment, that’s true.
But they have to live under the possibility that someone, somewhere could
easily turn them in or fire them if they step too far out of line, demand too
much, or challenge those in charge of them.
It could happen to them for any reason. At any time. Suddenly,
without warning, and cast aside on a whim. Then what do they do?
The people who employ them – whether in construction, as
nannies, in meat packing plants, or as gardeners, for example – like that
power. Oh, they’re not saying it out loud that way. That would expose to all
their selfishness. As well as the fact they are taking advantage of the same
illegals they claim to love so much and want to protect from deportation.
So instead the people and businesses taking advantage of
illegals promote a narrative that it’s simply cruel to deport their illegal
migrant landscapers, nannies, handymen, dishwashers and others they say are just
trying to make a better life. Even
though they know they’re paying them far less than they should. And not always treating them as well as they should, either.
People knowingly employing illegals at their home should be ashamed.
Businesses owners that do this should be charged. NGOs profiting off illegals should
also be charged. And Democrats that encouraged
mass migration of illegals just to pad their census numbers for redistricting
purposes and to get more Federal money, should also pay a heavy price.
It’s one thing to say deporting illegals is un-American. Or it
goes against our values. Or it’s heartless, particularly when someone has been
here illegally for years already. But it’s quite another to keep illegals here just
for profit and power.
There are those who say many illegals may have started a family
here. And that they aren’t really criminals, are they?
Well, except for coming here illegally, stealing and using
fake SS numbers, engaging in identity theft to fraudulently collect benefits
for our citizens alone, lying about their status and forging documents to get a
driver’s license or a bank loan, overburdening our schools and hospitals – okay
there’s all that. And more.
But is that really such a big deal?
Why yes it is. All of that is indeed illegal.
I have sympathy for people coming here for a better life. There
are legal ways to do that. It’s not easy, and it can be expensive. I know
because I’ve helped some employees through the process to become citizens. Those
who do it deserve praise.
But I have nothing but contempt for the politicians pretending their compassion for illegals is the only reason they
opened our borders and released millions of people we essentially know nothing
about into our country.
They didn’t do this out of compassion. They did it for money
and power, plain and simple. Now that we’re trying to clear out the worst of
the worst, it’s becoming clear to many Americans why they’re fighting so hard
to stop the deportations.
It’s not about principles. Never has been.
It’s always been about the same two things:
profit and power.
