Thank you for giving words to my rage. A rage that radiates so wide & deep I have been unable to find, let alone articulate those words. I truly believe in the melting pot and am ashamed of our country’s embrace of that heinous t-rump & ALL of his bullshit.
I intentionally became fluent in Spanish during the pandemic because my lawn care people and cleaning people all speak Spanish, and I wanted to be able to converse with all hispanics. I emailed their employer - whom I have known for 20 years - last January to ask how he was prepared to protect his workers. He replied he was not worried because Dump was only going after criminals. I have spoken to the workers and made sure they know their rights if swept up. I don't think the employer will realize they are vulnerable until ICE comes for them.
You have made the point that I’ve been making to my friends and neighbors, the immigrants are doing jobs that no American would consent to doing. Picking strawberries, cutting asparagus, pulling lettuce leaves or spinach is hard, back breaking work. Building homes and factories is hot, heavy work. Immigrants contribute a great deal to our quality of life, and the felon’s followers won’t know that until they’re gone, and there is no produce in the stores, or homes aren’t being built.
Thank you for giving words to my rage. A rage that radiates so wide & deep I have been unable to find, let alone articulate those words. I truly believe in the melting pot and am ashamed of our country’s embrace of that heinous t-rump & ALL of his bullshit.
Thanks, BrooklynDad. Spot on.
I intentionally became fluent in Spanish during the pandemic because my lawn care people and cleaning people all speak Spanish, and I wanted to be able to converse with all hispanics. I emailed their employer - whom I have known for 20 years - last January to ask how he was prepared to protect his workers. He replied he was not worried because Dump was only going after criminals. I have spoken to the workers and made sure they know their rights if swept up. I don't think the employer will realize they are vulnerable until ICE comes for them.
You have made the point that I’ve been making to my friends and neighbors, the immigrants are doing jobs that no American would consent to doing. Picking strawberries, cutting asparagus, pulling lettuce leaves or spinach is hard, back breaking work. Building homes and factories is hot, heavy work. Immigrants contribute a great deal to our quality of life, and the felon’s followers won’t know that until they’re gone, and there is no produce in the stores, or homes aren’t being built.