1908: "But Charles, without our child laborers, whoever shall weave our textiles cheaply?"
2008: "But Muffy, without our Mexican illegals, whoever shall pick our lettuce cheaply?
1858: “But Rhett, without our African slaves, whoever shall pick our cotton cheaply?”
1908: “But Charles, without our child laborers, whoever shall weave our textiles cheaply?”
2008: “But Muffy, without our Mexican illegals, whoever shall pick our lettuce cheaply?
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McGee, you have summed up the whole immigration debate wonderfully.
A hundred years from now people will look back on this society like they do now on the period of American slavery. How could a ruling class of the government and businesses exploit a group of people so terribly and get away with it.
How could a populace tolerate it?
The only difference between the slaveholders of 1858 and the CEOs and Chamber of Commerce types today is that the slave holders at least provided food and shelter for their slaves.
Today’s slave traders force their serfs to fend for themselves, and pass on the costs to the taxpayers. Today’s Uncle Tom Cabins would be charging the residents $400/month rent.