{"id":13915,"date":"2017-07-31T13:48:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=13915"},"modified":"2017-07-31T13:48:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:48:27","slug":"entire-fields-in-california-and-other-states-are-rotting-trumps-immigrant-policy-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2017\/07\/entire-fields-in-california-and-other-states-are-rotting-trumps-immigrant-policy-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Entire Fields in California and Other States Are Rotting: Trump\u2019s Immigrant Policy In Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/countercurrentnews.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/migrant-workers-field.jpg?w=980' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>To be clear, the fact that illegal immigrants are the driving force behind agriculture is the big problem. One main reason immigration is a such a sore spot politically is because whole industries, like agriculture and construction, depend on low cost illegal labor, and the government turns a blind eye to the creators of these under-the-table jobs, instead arresting the illegals who cross the border to fill those positions.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s all about money and exploitation&#8230;as usual. Let the food rot, and we all pay more for groceries. That&#8217;s how the wheel goes &#8217;round. It&#8217;s like they are holding America for ransom, threatening outrageous food prices if we don&#8217;t condone their right to hire illegals and exploit the currency gap.<br \/>\nFUCK YOU. Pay a real wage and cut the salaries of management. Easy peasy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2uNZHz4\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2uNZHz4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be clear, the fact that illegal immigrants are the driving force behind agriculture is the big problem. One main reason immigration is a such a sore spot politically is because whole industries, like agriculture and construction, depend on low cost illegal labor, and the government turns a blind eye to the creators of these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[14,480,456,132,429],"tags":[523,159,33,530,552],"class_list":["post-13915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-facebook","category-jamie-gray","category-news","category-shared-link","tag-blog","tag-facebook","tag-jamie-gray","tag-news","tag-shared"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15473,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/if-were-going-to-deport-immigrants-we-should-also-throw-out-the-employers-who-hired-them\/","url_meta":{"origin":13915,"position":0},"title":"If we&#8217;re going to deport immigrants, we should also throw out the employers who hired them","date":"January 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The irony is that the FASTEST way to end the immigration problem is to make it impossible to hire undocumented workers. 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