Etaoin Shrdlu

Can you provide a link to an article from a credible source that discusses where this native American or legal alien workforce will come from?

I have no issue with screening and deporting immigrants that commit non-immigration related felonies in the US or have criminal records in their home countries. That's selective deportation, not mass deportation as Donald Trump is calling for. It doesn't matter which administration was in power when they entered the US or committed a felony. Whether done by a Democrat or Republican administration, jailing mothers with small children for immigration offenses is wrong.

Here are a couple of articles that discuss both the direct costs to deport "illegals" and the indirect costs that mass deportation would have on the economy. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2024/mass-deportations-would-harm-us-economy This isn't a tired old shibboleth.

Legally or not, the consequences to the US economy would be huge. Attempts at mass deportation will also be blocked by the right wing who own businesses that depend upon the cheap and docile labor that "illegals" provide. The vast majority of the "illegals" came of their own volition and on their own dime. Nobody "brought them here". The only people who were "brought here" came via the Middle Passage long ago. But that's another issue entirely.

An article's age doesn't render the content false. Unfortunately, fact-checked journalism is often behind paywalls while conspiracy theories usually aren't. I guess that's one of the reasons why conspiracy theories gain so many adherents. Here's discussion of the article and it's not behind a paywall. https://thehill.com/latino/429136-more-than-100-undocumented-immigrants-worked-at-trumps-bedminster-resort-during/

If all "illegals" were deported, I wonder who would work in meatpacking plants, construction sites, pick fruits and vegetables in the hot sun, and perform all kinds of menial jobs that native Americans either shun or are too strung out on fentanyl or meth to do. Even Trump hires them for his projects and facilities: https://wapo.st/481hgNa

So there's a Jewish cabal, is there? There was this Austrian guy with a mustache that caused a bit of a to-do in Europe in the last century. I guess he still has friends. Harris was raised by her mother after age 5. Her father did not play a significant role in her upbringing.

You mean the Jewish space lasers don't work?

The-issue of Hunter Biden's laptop has left the room because Joe Biden is no longer a candidate for President and has lost its usefulness to the MAGA crowd. The laptop issue has been covered in depth by both the likes of WaPo and NYP, so It's gotten plenty of exposure from both political sides. If you are jonesing for laptop coverage, call Rupert Murdoch and demand that the New York Post gin up some more false outrage. But I don't think there's any mileage left in it and perhaps that's what is so annoying for the MAGAs.

King's Mountain, the location of the lithium deposits, is near Charlotte, not Asheville, and is not in the area most affected by Helene.

Another false MAGA talking point. Kamala Harris's parents split when she was 5 years old and her father, the economics professor, wasn't closely involved in her upbringing. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/politics/kamala-harris-father.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Qk4.dd-T.c0jgE4gdvfjZ&smid=url-share

MTG isn't a US senator, thankfully. She represents the 14th Congressional District in the state of Georgia, so she's one of 435 members of the House of Representatives. But you're right, it is difficult to imagine what her constituents must be like.

In the US, states do make some information available to the public.

Perhaps he is.

Back in the day, Thai had some Scandinavian pilots in the planes. There was an agreement with SAS to provide them.

Not much surprise that Truth Social would attract those who easily fall for scams. https://gizmodo.com/truth-social-users-are-losing-ridiculous-sums-of-money-to-scams-2000506604

Here's a good analysis of what happened to cities like Springfield, OH: https://www.industryweek.com/talent/article/22028380/the-abandonment-of-small-cities-in-the-rust-belt Perhaps some of the better-educated or those with marketable skills moved on to cities in the South or West where populations grew. Possibly places like Springfield simply stopped attracting the low-skilled labor that filled the steel mills and factories back in the day and the population simply wasn't replaced by newcomers from rural areas. The Haitian immigrants are filling a void that was created over decades and by forces that were beyond the control of any president or the understanding of any congress. As you can see in the linked article, despite promises, Trump did nothing for places like Springfield. Perhaps it's not really Trump's fault since the jobs that made Springfield thrive are very unlikely to return.

Here's an article from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-struggle-quash-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-2024-10-05/ It isn't Harris that is lying.

With respect to US citizenship, I think that a naturalized citizen would have to have unlawfully obtained citizenship by lying or making misrepresentations on his or her application for citizenship or to have committed an act of expatriation such as serving as an officer in an adversary's military or government. Citizenship is pretty sticky. I think residency can be revoked more easily, such as committing a felony. In all cases, the loss of citizenship or residency would be subject to due process. Trump could not unilaterally revoke either citizenship or residency as far as I can determine. I think the temporary protected status under which many of the Haitian immigrants are legally in the US has a two-year duration and will expire unless they convert to another type of visa. I think it is also possible to renew this status, but the fact that it is subject to renewal makes it easier to lose.

Springfield used to have a population of over 80,000, so there is probably some leeway, but perhaps 15,000 recent arrivals would strain low income housing.

SSA uses Citibank to transfer benefits to recipients overseas. Citibank remits Thai baht and not US dollars to banks in Thailand. Citibank uses a less favorable exchange rate than one would get if dollars were transferred to a Thai Bank. The blame lies with Citibank and perhaps also driven by the fact that the baht is not an extensively traded major currency.

Deporting immigrants would have a negative impact on the US economy: https://carsey.unh.edu/sites/default/files/media/2024-08/economic-impact-mass-deportation-lit-review.pdf But Trump doesn't care. He just wants to stir the pot and generate fear amongst the credulous in order to get elected and avoid prison. He has no discernible policies to promote and is just banging on the same old drum to appeal to anti-immigrant and racist sentiment that is rampant within a certain demographic in the US. The other element of his support is the 0.01% who don't want to pay taxes or have their companies subject to the types of regulations that make the US safer, cleaner and healthier.

I can't imagine why anyone would think I have a degree in English.

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You recon the people who buy these watches know how to tell time?