Posted on 10/01/2022 5:47:10 AM PDT by McGruff
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Republican governors should welcome the influx of migrants coming across the southern border because they can “pick the crops,” in their states.
“We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers are saying, ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'” she said at a press briefing.
Pelosi also accused Republicans of hypocrisy on the issue, conflating their past support for legal immigration with an endorsement of illegal immigration.
“Our nation is great because we are a nation of immigrants — but don’t take it from me, listen to Ronald Reagan. When I quote Ronald Reagan to my Republican colleagues, he doesn’t get any applause. Can you imagine that?” she asked.
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Nancy thinks we are in the 1800s when there weren’t harvesting machines.
Oh my, plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.
“Nancy Pelosi Argues Red States Should Let Illegal Immigrants Stay to ‘Pick the Crops’”
BECAUSE there wont be any fuel left to run the combines?!
Does this really surprise anyone.? If you find this shocking, then you haven't been paying much attention to the demonrats in the last 60 years..
Let’s play another round of “If A Republican Said That!”
That was the same argument made for slaves - “We need them to pick the cotton”..
When did Nanc get a plantation?
Like teenagers can’t be hired to help pick the crops? Or are they too busy playing X-box?
Whatshername who ran for president had an illegal nanny... it sunk her chances of winning because the left were all outraged thst she had an illegal working for her.
Except in limited circumstances, it is illegal to question false papers or avoid hiring someone who presents them.
How convenient!
And San Fran Nan is right that the uniparty wing of GOP have been dirty dog-faced, lying and colluding, goat-balled, pony soldiers on the issue for decades.
Now, perhaps too late, the people are trying to fight back with their own, but more honest, GOP pols.
A republican in co guess should make that very statement in response to nancy.
Pelosi is a pathetically racist pig, but she will continue to get a pass from her media butt wipes.
and remember...biden said...come on up...we're open
Every country is a nation of immigrants...
We have a shortage of workers in the country cause way too many people are abusing both the welfare system and disability programs.
there are no more crops to pick in florida after the big cane
Well we’ll who be da overseer miss’m??
Cheap labor - both sides of the uniparty want that, she just said it out loud because her dementia is eroding her filter.
As a bonus, Dems get an expanded voter base.
IIRC, Reagan’s “Pickers” were called Braceros, and they came-—picked—and went back south of our border.
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