• TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.social
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    10 months ago

    And also do jobs like working chicken farms and dangerous jobs that you would have to pay US citizens more money to do (and also pay the taxes on them). The idea of immigrants being “illegal” came about as a way to replace slave labor. People who know they will be deported don’t make complaints to OSHA, so you can treat them poorly, and just replace them like you would any other expendable item should your place of employment lead to them becoming ill, dismembered, or even deceased.

    EDIT - This article explains this better than me.