Using the Military for Mass Deportations

[LuFins Dad]

@taiwan_girl said in Using the Military for Mass Deportations:

As I have stated before, I am a fan of LEGAL immigration, not illegal.

But, if these deportations go through, there will be some (unintended) consequences

increase in grocery prices, especially in vegetables, fruits, etc.
increase in dining out prices
chance of house construction and repairs going up
etc.

End welfare. Problem solved.

[George K]

I have been assured by my Democrat Congressmen that if we eliminate slavery stop this immigration, no one will pick the cotton be do the jobs no one wants to do.

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Using the Military for Mass Deportations:

I have been assured by my Democrat Congressmen that if we eliminate slavery stop this immigration, no one will pick the cotton be do the jobs no one wants to do.

That was similar to my first reply that I edited out.

[LuFins Dad]

@taiwan_girl there’s a problem with your supposition.

If we removed every single one of the over 10,000,000 illegal immigrants that entered the country over the last 4 years, we would still have more laborers (documented and undocumented) than we had in 2019, when produce prices and contracted labor rates were considered quite low. While an inflationary jump would still be expected, there’s still an excess of day labor.

[LuFins Dad]

Beyond that, a significant number of the undocumented workers on farms are actually documented through the H-2A. There are plans to expand the H-2A program as necessary.

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Using the Military for Mass Deportations:

I have been assured by my Democrat Congressmen that if we eliminate slavery stop this immigration, no one will pick the cotton be do the jobs no one wants to do.

Nobody in their right mind would want my job

[taiwan_girl]

Well, we may find out. I would still estimate that more than 50% of people who hand pick crops in the field are illegal.

I would also estimate that greater than 50% of the typical Chinese buffet restaurant staff, which you see in pretty much every US town, is staffed by illegals. I also estimate that a lot of the waitstaff and servers do not work for any salary but just make their money in tips. The owner has a house nearby with multiple bedrooms where the staff stays. Usually 12 hour shifts, with one day off per week.

[Mik]

@Jolly said in Using the Military for Mass Deportations:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Using the Military for Mass Deportations:

If this was an easy problem to solve, it would have been solved by one side or the other by now. I don't think it's going to be, whatever Trump claims.

Like cutting the deficit, this is a lot simpler when it's somebody else's job.

I think people know that, but the journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.

There you go. If you do nothing you get nothing but worse.

[Mik]

@Horace said in Using the Military for Mass Deportations:

Might have to start mowing my own lawn.

Now you're scaring me.

Oh, wait - my guy's an Anglo-Saxon citizen.

[George K]

Although not technically a deportation , remember when the national guard of Massachusetts “transported “a bunch of “migrants “out of Martha’s Vineyard and onto Cape Cod?

[LuFins Dad]

@taiwan_girl said in Using the Military for Mass Deportations:

Well, we may find out. I would still estimate that more than 50% of people who hand pick crops in the field are illegal.

I would also estimate that greater than 50% of the typical Chinese buffet restaurant staff, which you see in pretty much every US town, is staffed by illegals. I also estimate that a lot of the waitstaff and servers do not work for any salary but just make their money in tips. The owner has a house nearby with multiple bedrooms where the staff stays. Usually 12 hour shifts, with one day off per week.

And you don’t see the very real problem with that?

[LuFins Dad]

And again, the official population of the United States in 2019 was 328M. There were plenty of low income agricultural workers and restaurant workers keeping prices and wages low. Today, there are 343M. At least 10M of the 15M increase are undocumented migrants that came to the US since 2019. If you deported every single one of those illegal aliens, you still have all of the low cost labor pool that you had in 2019. There would be minimal cost increases due to labor shortages.