• @[email protected]
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    617 days ago

    Never liked that argument. It’s essentially “Why, don’t you like immigration, dummy? Don’t you know immigrants are easily exploited to do hard labour cheaply?”

    I’m not saying it isn’t true, especially in the west, but in my eyes, there are much more moral arguments for immigration.

    • @stoly
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      Conservatives don’t care about that sort of morals. They only care about what affects them directly. Maybe that means they can’t find tomatoes or apples one day. Then they’ll blame some Democrat for the problem.

    • @RubberElectrons
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      17 days ago

      I agree that it’s low-hanging… nope. Bailing on that one.

      I do think quality farm work is critical for our health as a nation, and I don’t mean economically.

      Can we automate it? Maybe. Till then, someone’s gotta do it, and for those who go into it, there’s gotta be a floor on job quality, seemingly basic things like bathroom and water breaks.