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10. It's convenient to deport the migrants right before payday.

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 08:28 AM

Oct 13

Right after construction of the building is complete or the crops are in.

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k&r Thanks for posting! alwaysinasnit Oct 13 #1

She's always interesting Hekate Oct 13 #2

Agreed. yardwork Oct 13 #9

I think all company heads that voted for Trump want de facto slaves durablend Oct 13 #3

It's always been the case Delarage Oct 13 #4

Greater understanding. Thanks. cachukis Oct 13 #5

You Hate FASCIST Famers Just Like We All Hate All Other Fascists MayReasonRule Oct 13 #17

"slave labor" for farms is delusional at this point Cosmocat Oct 13 #8

It's convenient to deport the migrants right before payday. yardwork Oct 13 #10

My grandfather was fired Zackzzzz Oct 13 #27

Oh, joy. murielm99 Oct 13 #11

We are small farmers. murielm99 Tuesday #30

Certainly more profitable. Kid Berwyn Oct 13 #12

This is so true. I remember a discussion with the CEO of a health care org travelingthrulife Oct 13 #21

Not much has changed since Grapes of Wrath Johonny Oct 13 #14

Indeed, The More Things Change, The More They Tend To Stay The Same MayReasonRule Oct 13 #18

I posted something along the same theme the other day. Swede Oct 13 #15

Who are going to be the slaves? ChicagoTeamster Oct 13 #16

You're forgetting durablend Oct 13 #23

I would think of prison labor myself nitpicked Oct 13 #28

Maybe it's time to go back to the days of the truck farmer. MineralMan Oct 13 #19

Brrrr...been there, done that travelingthrulife Oct 13 #25

I'm being sarcastic here. MineralMan Oct 13 #26

Make slavery great again? peggysue2 Oct 13 #24