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ToxMarz

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14. I don't think it was ever meant to be a solution.

Reply to groundloop (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 08:24 AM

Jun 12

It was a free pass for corporations. They have always enforced employment of undocumented workers with a wink and a nod to the employers. We like cheap(er) food. So they set up a system that allowed them to still have enough workers and be 'in compliance' while looking like they were serious about addressing the problem. .

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I don't think it was ever meant to be a solution. ToxMarz Jun 12 #14

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