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Response to SHRED (Original post)

I've said this for a long time. Once, I said this to a Trump supporter, and he was phylny Jan 2019 #1
I, too, have been reciting this mantra for about 8 years. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #15
The top guy, too. Not some h/r peon, but the big guy. Owners Luz Jan 2019 #48
Yup Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #57
I also have been saying it for a long time. It is the easiest solution. scarytomcat Jan 2019 #62
Typical deplorable hypocrite. nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #66
"You'd rather jail an American citizen than an illegal?" I've heard that too... paleotn Jan 2019 #35
Exactly! Ligyron Jan 2019 #40
And .. cannabis_flower Jan 2019 #68
Well, that certainly would be SoCalNative Jan 2019 #2
Yup, starting with Trump properties! SunSeeker Jan 2019 #3
Trump must have gotten the memo leftieNanner Jan 2019 #6
Instead Of The MSM Making A Big Deal Out Of Trump Hiring..... global1 Jan 2019 #11
Exactly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #12
I mentioned that solution to my immigrant-hating uncle ZZenith Jan 2019 #4
Right, and that would capture trump!!! elleng Jan 2019 #5
thank you . my late mum said that too. AllaN01Bear Jan 2019 #7
+1 old guy Jan 2019 #8
Living as close as I do to the border, I have seen this a lot. panader0 Jan 2019 #9
One would think with all that cheap labor TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #10
A relative of mine (now retired) worked for the CBP Xipe Totec Jan 2019 #39
"Nobody got cheated on their wages" KentuckyWoman Jan 2019 #47
I think we need to do what Republicans did in drug busts, seize the property of the criminals rustydog Jan 2019 #13
Agreed. If there were no jobs, there would be no illegal immigrants, for the most part Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #14
Make it easier to get a work visa as you say. AllyCat Jan 2019 #25
The whole 'illegal immigrant' thing is a racket. Stonepounder Jan 2019 #37
Trump is firing undoc workers at Mar-a-Lago rather than the managers who hired them. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2019 #16
Incarceration Nation greblach Jan 2019 #17
I have been screaming this for years Hamlette Jan 2019 #18
Trump would be in prison! Ilsa Jan 2019 #19
They have to realize and accept that we actually need these people. This refugee woman said she UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #20
It's already illegal and they do fine the employers and ban them from contracts IronLionZion Jan 2019 #21
Two comments on this subject: dameatball Jan 2019 #22
I haven't see those since the 80s LeftInTX Jan 2019 #67
Little to no consequence? They might get fined $250. tclambert Jan 2019 #23
Employers need to be held accountable, but we need a new immigration policy. Lonestarblue Jan 2019 #24
You hit the nail right on the head. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #38
The RWingers complain that immigrants are tanking their jobs. Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #26
For sure... I don't think I've seen a non-Hispanic roofer in Central Florida in the last 10 years... PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #27
Ditto here in South Florida. Ligyron Jan 2019 #43
Does anyone really think that the GOP wants to stop it? eom guillaumeb Jan 2019 #28
Investing and creating economic opportunities in Central America will also help do this. LonePirate Jan 2019 #29
I don't understand Timewas Jan 2019 #30
Give them an extra five years if they were hired by their contactors OR subcontractors rocktivity Jan 2019 #31
Illegal employers are the biggest problem for sure. nt elmac Jan 2019 #32
I often like to say "It's the employer, stupid." muntrv Jan 2019 #33
Have you ever run a small business? Blue_true Jan 2019 #34
It doesn't have to be difficult Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #56
Systems like E-Verify will be part of the solution. Blue_true Jan 2019 #70
I don't know about that sentence, Lunabell Jan 2019 #36
work visa booths Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #41
Don't know how it works other places but here is what a farmer I know does... GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #42
People are making a lot of money off these workers and voting for Trump at same time. delisen Jan 2019 #44
The only way to stop illegal immigration... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #46
I have a better idea FreeJoe Jan 2019 #49
K&R ck4829 Jan 2019 #50
That would shrink the economy treestar Jan 2019 #51
Employer sanctions have been on the books since 1986 treestar Jan 2019 #52
There is widespread use of false documents from what I understand MichMan Jan 2019 #59
There are also illegals voting treestar Jan 2019 #61
I 100% agree!!! nt USALiberal Jan 2019 #53
jail would be too easy rampartc Jan 2019 #54
Should the same apply if you hire an undocumented person to mow your lawn? MichMan Jan 2019 #55
absolutely rampartc Jan 2019 #60
I have had a lot of work done on my home and yard SHRED Jan 2019 #63
My elderly mother lives in Florida MichMan Jan 2019 #64
what happened to those illegals that worked for trump golf courses...???? spanone Jan 2019 #58
They're people. Not illegals. Iggo Jan 2019 #71
They could pay enough in fines to fund border security too. dogman Jan 2019 #65
There sure are consequences for employers to hire illegals... Hulk Jan 2019 #69
They're people, not illegals. Iggo Jan 2019 #74
We all keep saying this, yet Congress does little. Regardless of which party is in control. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #72
It's far worse than simply illegal hiring. citizen blues Jan 2019 #73
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