I like simple wedges against the Cheap Labor Conservatives (CLC's) using their own "free market"
theology dogma. As we (or most of us know) the entire "illegal immigrant issue" is an attempt by the Repugs to drive wedes between working people- teh powerful have been doing this forever but it is not an issue of worker against worker. It is a class issue between capital and labor, And as such it's Supply and Demand.
The demand comes from Cheap Labor Conservative Corporations that hire undocumented workers- Fast food, janitorial and landscaping services, meat packing, agribusiness, etc.
The Solution? Throw the fucking CEO's in jail!
Will it ever happen? No, probably not. It doesn't need to but what it does do is re-direct this issue not as the intended electoral ally of the CLC bought & paid for Thug politicos, but as a weapon against them and here's how it works;
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If the re-framing of the issue was presented like this by every progressive pol and spokesperson out there I think we'd get a lot of mileage out of it.
"No question, illegal immigration is a problem. Why is it? Well, because no matter how lousy the pay may be here for a lot of jobs, it beats hell out of what's available in some other countries so people from those countries come here because they know they will be hired by unscrupulous employers who are knowingly hiring people not legally entitled to work even though it's against the law to do that. In the past 6 years, what have Republicans done to enforce these laws? (use data here- I think it's like literally a couple of prosecutions for hiring illegals).
It's simple supply and demand folks, if there is no supply of jobs, then there will be no "demand" for illegal immigration to supply these unscrupulous big business employers. Instead, Americans will have these jobs at fair wages and benefits because there will no longer be the unfair competition from people who have to take whatever they are offered. If they are offered illegal wages, dangerous working conditions, what have you- what can they do? Nothing, they are here illegally and their presence puts downward pressure on everyone's wages and working conditions.
Republicans will never enforce laws ALREADY ON THE BOOKS because they are now and have always been the party of BIG BUSINESS. I'm a Democrat, we represent the regular people who make up this country, not the greedy few who don't want to pay their fellow Americans a decent wage for a decent day's work. That's why Republicans do not enforce these laws and they never will, their supporters make more money breaking the law than observing it. Republicans would rather drum up resentment against people who are only looking to feed their families instead of solving the problem with the laws they already have. No hiring of illegal labor, no illegal immigrant problem. But you see they can't do that because the Big Businesses that are Republicans main conritbutors would make less money and there is no greater crime to a Republican than workers getting anything more than the least they can get away with giving them- all the more money into their greedy supporters pockets that way. Illegal immigration makes that an easy thing to do and they like it that way. Americans want the laws enforced, Republicans say we need to build a wall. Nope. We need to throw some people in jail. Watch how fast illegal immigration dries up as soon as the people who hire them are either in jail or desist from thumbing their noses at the law.
We Democrats will enforce the law and protect your jobs and wages. Republicans have shown they won't even talk about it except to BS you. Which would you prefer?"
Your thoughts and input are appreciated, as always.
Xposted at Coneceptual Guerilla's Stategy and Tactics