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AP Accidentally Praises Trump Deportation Policy
Newsbusters ^ | February 13, 2026 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 02/13/2026 7:37:00 PM PST by PJ-Comix

Remember how for years liberals kept repeating that illegal aliens don't take away jobs from American citizens because many of them are just working in jobs that Americans don't want to do? Well, a major news outlet has now completely contradicted that assertion. And the source isn't who you might think because it is none other than the Associated Press.

The admission that removing illegals from the USA has the effect of lowering the unemployment rate came at the tail end of this AP story on Wednesday by Paul Wiseman about the glowing January jobs report, "Surge of 130,000 US hires last month is a stark contrast to the weak hiring of 2025."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: belongsinbloggers; clickbait; donaldtrump; immigration; jobsreport
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LOL! AP was so desperate to downplay the good jobs report that they admitted that part of the reason for the decrease in unemployment was because Trump deported a lot of illegals since coming into office.
1 posted on 02/13/2026 7:37:00 PM PST by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

Boss (red faced) at the Daily Planet:
“Jimmy Olsen. You’re fired.”


2 posted on 02/13/2026 7:44:10 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

A lot of illegals still do seasonal work.
They work six months and then go on unemployment for 6 months.
There are still a lot of illegals in Oregon who don’t work AT ALL….EVER.


3 posted on 02/13/2026 8:28:13 PM PST by doc maverick (I )
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To: PJ-Comix

“Affordable” housing should become more available, and budget pressure on local school districts and hospitals should ease, too.


4 posted on 02/13/2026 9:12:15 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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