US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Saturday that the agency and state law enforcement in Florida have arrested nearly 800 people over four days in a “massive, multi-agency immigration enforcement crackdown.”

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  • Jaysyn@lemmy.world
    504·
    2 months ago

    Welcome to the beginning of the American Holodomir.

    You likely won’t be able to get tomatoes or strawberries for any price next year.

    My vendors & clients all have food rotting in the fields right now.

    EDIT: Very telling that the downvoters can’t refute a single thing I stated.

    • Makeitstop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      Don’t worry, we’re cutting education and removing child labor laws for that very reason.

      • tomi000@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        Im waiting for the time when “child labor laws” will stand for “laws forcing children to work” in the US.

    • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      I’m gonna walk my ass out back and pick some. All this shit was the perfect kick in the ass to get my garden built last month.

      Prepare and learn skills people, shits gonna get bad. The more self sufficient you can be, the better. You then use these skills even further to help those around you and build your community.

      • Stamau123@lemmy.world
        131·
        2 months ago

        Kinda the opposite, I believe it was over farming and poor crop rotation that caused it

        • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
          71·
          2 months ago

          Also an overuse of fertilizers that changed the pH of the soil, preventing any plants from setting down roots

          • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
            4·
            2 months ago

            and removal of windbraking trees and plants that were native to the area.

      • Jaysyn@lemmy.world
        6·
        2 months ago

        No, as Stamau123 mentioned, that was poor crop management exacerbated by drought conditions.

    • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      131·
      2 months ago

      Yeah that is what is so fucked. The narrative rapidly went from criminal illegals only and not ‘regular’ illegals, to any undocumented person, and now to anyone who is just an immigrant.

      This is what is scaring the shit out of me. As a Canadian, I can visit the US and stay (but not work) for 6 months out of the year legally… but given the situation they might just arrest me st the border or just after crossing for no fucking reason. This is why I am not going in any time soon.

      • UraniumForBreakfast@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        I’m not saying that they’re not lying about their operation being illegal immigrants.

        However, when multiple sources are using slightly different language, it makes it vastly confusing.