Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to ‘pick crops’ after DeSantis ships them out

[Valletta]

“We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'” she mused.
Nancy Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to 'pick crops'

 

[IceJad]

“We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'” she mused.
Nancy Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to 'pick crops'

I'm beyond words. I know politicians world views are far removed from your average Joe & Jane, but this is just absolute tone deaf elitists.

If your farms and orchards need hired hands then hire the hands. It needs not be migrant (legal not illegals). If it so happens to be migrant then nothing wrong about it.

The assumptions that migrants are poor, simple, uneducated and only look for low skilled jobs are ignorant. One of my friends who relocated to the US is a highly qualified E&E engineer.

 

[High Fidelity]

I'm beyond words. I know politicians world views are far removed from your average Joe & Jane, but this is just absolute tone deaf elitists.

If your farms and orchards need hired hands then hire the hands. It needs not be migrant (legal not illegals). If it so happens to be migrant then nothing wrong about it.

The assumptions that migrants are poor, simple, uneducated and only look for low skilled jobs are ignorant. One of my friends who relocated to the US is a highly qualified E&E engineer.

The reality is that many Americans (or your average Westerner) doesn’t want to do that kind of work. It’s dirty, it’s physical and it isn’t paid well.

Look at the dairy industry in New York. Without migrant workers it simply would cease to exist, and the money wasn’t that bad either.

 

[DaisyDay]

I'm beyond words. I know politicians world views are far removed from your average Joe & Jane, but this is just absolute tone deaf elitists.

If your farms and orchards need hired hands then hire the hands. It needs not be migrant (legal not illegals). If it so happens to be migrant then nothing wrong about it.

The assumptions that migrants are poor, simple, uneducated and only look for low skilled jobs are ignorant. One of my friends who relocated to the US is a highly qualified E&E engineer.

The assumption is not that they are simple, uneducated and low skilled but that they are poor and desperate enough to do jobs Americans don’t want to do.

 

[durangodawood]

Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to ‘pick crops’ after DeSantis ships them out.

I cant believe she would say the P word and C word out loud.

 

[Desk trauma]

The reality is that many Americans (or your average Westerner) doesn’t want to do that kind of work.

You forgot the second half of that statement: for the pay offered.

 

[Valletta]

I'm beyond words. I know politicians world views are far removed from your average Joe & Jane, but this is just absolute tone deaf elitists.

If your farms and orchards need hired hands then hire the hands. It needs not be migrant (legal not illegals). If it so happens to be migrant then nothing wrong about it.

The assumptions that migrants are poor, simple, uneducated and only look for low skilled jobs are ignorant. One of my friends who relocated to the US is a highly qualified E&E engineer.

Elitists for sure. I doubt if she or many of the other "leaders" of the left give much thought to the immigrants beyond their usefulness as potential Democrat voters.

 

[LeafByNiggle]

“We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'” she mused.
Nancy Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to 'pick crops'

It is a fact that the unemployment rate is at an historic low and that not enough people are looking for work. It is true that the US desperately needs labor and there just aren't enough workers to supply that labor. And if you think offering double or triple the usual wage is going to make a difference, think again. Many people are already working or already retired and not interested in working (or not able to work) for any price. And if somehow astronomically high wages do bring out the workers, inflation that is already nearing the 1975 level will jump to an historic high and hurt everyone on a fixed income.

On the other hand, a supply of young ambitious workers is desperate for work. We can solve our own problems as well as theirs all at once.

 

[DaisyDay]

Elitists for sure. I doubt if she or many of the other "leaders" of the left give much thought to the immigrants beyond their usefulness as potential Democrat voters.

Are they any more likely to vote Democratic than Republican? That is pure propaganda.

 

[Valletta]

Are they any more likely to vote Democratic than Republican? That is pure propaganda.

Why else would they be allowing all of this human trafficking and drugs and death? There may be a factor like Pelosi mentioned that they want more workers, but I think that's just a temporary thing, workers were coming here legally before the recession.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Why else would they be allowing all of this human trafficking and drugs and death? There may be a factor like Pelosi mentioned that they want more workers, but I think that's just a temporary thing, workers were coming here legally before the recession.

How are we allowing human trafficking and drugs and death? We don't ship illegals here. They come here. What are Florida and Texas doing to stop illegal immigration? Except telling them they're doing nothing wrong, and they could get better jobs in a different part of America. Then send them to a vacation island at the wrong time of year. If the red states can take women rights away. And make voting harder. They can do more, when it comes to illegal immigrate. My bet is they don't care about illegal immigrates being there, since they are hard workers. And they only pretend to be outraged to get Conservative votes.

 

[Desk trauma]

Elitists for sure. I doubt if she or many of the other "leaders" of the left give much thought to the immigrants beyond their usefulness as potential Democrat voters.

I don’t give the Democrats the kind of credit required for long term plans that pay off in tenish years.

 

[Valletta]

I don’t give the Democrats the kind of credit required for long term plans that pay off in tenish years.

Me either, they want it as soon as possible. Get as many in and declare them citizens or whatever it takes.

 

[Desk trauma]

Me either, they want it as soon as possible. Get as many in and declare them citizens or whatever it takes.

Link to the legislation that would make that possible please.

 

[civilwarbuff]

“We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'” she mused.
Nancy Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to 'pick crops'

I wonder if she still believes the south needs blacks to pick cotton for them?.......California sophistication in action.......

 

[wing2000]

Why else would they be allowing all of this human trafficking and drugs and death? There may be a factor like Pelosi mentioned that they want more workers, but I think that's just a temporary thing, workers were coming here legally before the recession.

Maybe you should ask Trump why he hired illegal immigrants for his businesses.

 

[Aldebaran]

How are we allowing human trafficking and drugs and death? We don't ship illegals here. They come here.

That's why he said "allowing". The biden admin is allowing them to come here.

What are Florida and Texas doing to stop illegal immigration? Except telling them they're doing nothing wrong, and they could get better jobs in a different part of America. Then send them to a vacation island at the wrong time of year.

Sanctuary zones of the USA either welcome them, or they aren't really the sanctuary zones they were campaigned on to be.

If the red states can take women rights away. And make voting harder. They can do more, when it comes to illegal immigrate.

Governors of red states can't change federal law.

My bet is they don't care about illegal immigrates being there, since they are hard workers. And they only pretend to be outraged to get Conservative votes.

Well, they're certainly keeping the Border Patrol agents working hard.

 

[wing2000]

It is a fact that Florida, and many other states, are facing a labor shortage...and that was before the IAN hit the state....the rebuilding will take thousands of more construction workers...

“Right now, the best thing that we can do for our economy is comprehensive immigration reform,”
We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'”

It's also a fact that immigrants have been picking our crops for most of my 50+ year lifetime. This thread is just another example of faux outrage.....

 

[wing2000]

I'm beyond words. I know politicians world views are far removed from your average Joe & Jane, but this is just absolute tone deaf elitists.

If your farms and orchards need hired hands then hire the hands. It needs not be migrant (legal not illegals). If it so happens to be migrant then nothing wrong about it.

The assumptions that migrants are poor, simple, uneducated and only look for low skilled jobs are ignorant. One of my friends who relocated to the US is a highly qualified E&E engineer.

A certain party has obstructed every effort to reform legal immigration over the last 20 years. For both skilled and unskilled immigrants.

 

[Aldebaran]

It is a fact that Florida, and many other states, are facing a labor shortage...and that was before the IAN hit the state....the rebuilding will take thousands of more construction workers...

“Right now, the best thing that we can do for our economy is comprehensive immigration reform,”
We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'”

It's also a fact that immigrants have been picking our crops for most of my 50+ year lifetime. This thread is just another example of faux outrage.....

Is picking crops the most dignified job we can offer these people? If they wish to go up north, to maybe New York where there are better jobs and higher pay, then why disparage them for signing the papers to get a free bus ride there?