Posted on 01/24/2026 2:20:50 AM PST by Morgana
Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota are closing Friday to protest the deportation of illegal migrants, as industry experts admit that President Donald Trump’s deportation polices are nudging up wages for their American employees.
Vendors, labor unions, and residents said they would be part of the “general strike” against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the New York Times reported Friday.
However, it is important to note federal agents have been arresting criminal illegal aliens in the Democrat-run state and elsewhere across the nation to safeguard American communities.
The Times article stated:
In an email on Thursday, a Department of Homeland Security official called the strike “beyond insane,” asking, “Why would these labor bosses not want these public safety threats out of their communities?” The official then included a list of undocumented immigrants who had apparently been convicted of serious crimes.
The Times and other media outlets appeared to side with the businesses and illegals in the state while ignoring American citizens who need and deserve better wages to provide for their families.
Indeed, an article from the Minnesota Star Tribune on Thursday said the strike was to “show support for immigrants who have been the target of federal agents.”
The outlet continued:
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Don’t you wish leftists cared about the US citizen as much as they care about these guys??
https://www.dhs.gov/wow?combine=&field_country_of_origin_target_id=All&field_state_value=Minnesota
“… Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota are closing Friday to protest the deportation of illegal migrants, as industry experts admit that President Donald Trump’s deportation polices are nudging up wages for their American employees.…”
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Hey! Can’t have that happen. Don’t want to have AMERICAN citizen workers be able to afford more and better things. /SARC
Good for ICE. Keep the bass turds closed. I hate thinking that my beloved country, the United States of America relies on slave labor to stay open. If they want these subhuman, slave laborers, THE BUSINESSES should pay for them. NOT THE TAXPAYERS. JACKASSES.
(Minnesota Businesses Close to Protest ICE Enforcement)
BRILLIANT!!! 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴😲
Probably hundreds of scam medical offices
Agreed.
Yep.
Bankrupting your business is the ultimate virtue signaling.
☺️
😃😄😅😂🤣🤣🤣
Service industry employees that are properly documented are enjoying the “increased” wages.
Courtesy of tax-free tips.
I will never understand this love affair these people have with Criminal Invaders, they need to be prosecuted under USC 8, 1324, maybe then it will stop
Well, they could protect them 24/7, just close down permanently.
ICE will still operate
I’d boycott any business that shut down to support illegal aliens, and I’d make sure they know about it.
I’ve lived in many places but MN probably has the dumbest residents I’ve ever seen.
The big surprise is they all think they live in the best place on earth.
We got the chance to move my brother from MN to NH.
He now understands that NH is probably 10k better than MN.
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