I see you're going with the false narrative that the United States is being "invaded" by illegal immigrants. When the truth is that United States businesses invited them here.
Via Copilot...
🧳 Thom Hartmann’s Take: “It’s an Illegal Employer Problem”.
Hartmann has long argued that the real issue isn’t “illegal immigration” but illegal employment practices by U.S. companies. In one of his essays, he wrote that:
“We don’t have an ‘Illegal Immigration’ problem in America. We have an ‘Illegal Employer’ problem.”
He points out that U.S. corporations—especially in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing—have historically recruited labor from Mexico and Central America, sometimes even advertising jobs across the border. This creates a pull factor, encouraging migration regardless of legal status. And yet, enforcement rarely targets these employers.
🧱 ICE Budget vs. “Sparta’s Walls”.
The recent expansion of ICE’s budget—ballooning from $8.7 billion to $27.7 billion annually—has made it one of the most heavily funded law enforcement agencies in the world, rivaling the military budgets of entire countries. The “Sparta’s walls were her men” comment reflects a militarized mindset: viewing migrants not as workers or humans, but as invaders breaching a fortress.
But as you rightly note, this narrative ignores the role of U.S. employers who benefit from cheap labor while deflecting blame onto the migrants themselves. It’s a classic scapegoating tactic—redirecting public anger away from corporate exploitation and toward vulnerable populations.
🔍 The Hypocrisy at Play.
Recruitment vs. Enforcement: If businesses are actively recruiting undocumented workers, then punishing those workers without holding employers accountable is not just hypocritical—it’s structurally unjust.
Political Messaging: The “invasion” rhetoric is emotionally charged and politically effective, but it obscures the economic incentives that drive migration.
Selective Outrage: Deportation policies often ignore the fact that many migrants came in response to economic demand created by U.S. companies. [end]
In regards to the "crushed ICE" graphic, I call BS. I think it's very likely that was created by a trump supporter with the goal of falsely painting opposition to trump as "fascist". It's not the opposition to trump that is fascist, it is the trump administration that is fascist. That is clearly a JACK boot. The government has "jackbooted enforcers", not protestors.
So you agree with me that donald trump is vilifying the victims, which are people lured here by companies seeking cheap labor? Is that what you mean with your "yes". "Yes" indicates agreement. Yet I'm pretty sure you do not agree. donald trump should focus on deporting criminal illegal aliens, which he is NOT doing. And he should work with congress to pass legislation to deal with immigration, which he obviously has no intention of doing. The legislation he got dramatically increased the ICE budget. So he can continue to persecute non-criminal immigrants who came here to work and were illegally hired by companies breaking the law.
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ICE received the bigliest budget increase in history. ICE is far, far, far from being crushed.
Sparta's walls were her men.
I see you're going with the false narrative that the United States is being "invaded" by illegal immigrants. When the truth is that United States businesses invited them here.
Via Copilot...
🧳 Thom Hartmann’s Take: “It’s an Illegal Employer Problem”.
Hartmann has long argued that the real issue isn’t “illegal immigration” but illegal employment practices by U.S. companies. In one of his essays, he wrote that:
“We don’t have an ‘Illegal Immigration’ problem in America. We have an ‘Illegal Employer’ problem.”
He points out that U.S. corporations—especially in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing—have historically recruited labor from Mexico and Central America, sometimes even advertising jobs across the border. This creates a pull factor, encouraging migration regardless of legal status. And yet, enforcement rarely targets these employers.
🧱 ICE Budget vs. “Sparta’s Walls”.
The recent expansion of ICE’s budget—ballooning from $8.7 billion to $27.7 billion annually—has made it one of the most heavily funded law enforcement agencies in the world, rivaling the military budgets of entire countries. The “Sparta’s walls were her men” comment reflects a militarized mindset: viewing migrants not as workers or humans, but as invaders breaching a fortress.
But as you rightly note, this narrative ignores the role of U.S. employers who benefit from cheap labor while deflecting blame onto the migrants themselves. It’s a classic scapegoating tactic—redirecting public anger away from corporate exploitation and toward vulnerable populations.
🔍 The Hypocrisy at Play.
Recruitment vs. Enforcement: If businesses are actively recruiting undocumented workers, then punishing those workers without holding employers accountable is not just hypocritical—it’s structurally unjust.
Political Messaging: The “invasion” rhetoric is emotionally charged and politically effective, but it obscures the economic incentives that drive migration.
Selective Outrage: Deportation policies often ignore the fact that many migrants came in response to economic demand created by U.S. companies. [end]
In regards to the "crushed ICE" graphic, I call BS. I think it's very likely that was created by a trump supporter with the goal of falsely painting opposition to trump as "fascist". It's not the opposition to trump that is fascist, it is the trump administration that is fascist. That is clearly a JACK boot. The government has "jackbooted enforcers", not protestors.
Yes, cheaper commodified labour.
The love of Honor Found In War mentallity runs deep, eh jc.
Like the neo-racist war on whiteness?
The "the neo-racist war on whiteness" is imaginary. It doesn't exist. White Supremacists made it up to obfuscate their war on those who oppose them.
So you agree with me that donald trump is vilifying the victims, which are people lured here by companies seeking cheap labor? Is that what you mean with your "yes". "Yes" indicates agreement. Yet I'm pretty sure you do not agree. donald trump should focus on deporting criminal illegal aliens, which he is NOT doing. And he should work with congress to pass legislation to deal with immigration, which he obviously has no intention of doing. The legislation he got dramatically increased the ICE budget. So he can continue to persecute non-criminal immigrants who came here to work and were illegally hired by companies breaking the law.
The victims? You mean the opportunists!
^^Neo-Racist Projecting^^
ABSOLUTELY true.
What Derv said. Whittle jc of course is attempting to pretzel twist the truth as all white supremacist have a wont to do.
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