It is a well known fact
that Georgia is a red state - thanks to its rural residents on the most
part. Recently GA passed an immigration law similar to the one from
Arizona (not exactly, but in spirit at least….the bottom line is to
limit illegal residents - Latinos, that is).
But now that the law is signed and implemented, [many of] the very same red voters, who elected officials that passed it, are themselves suffering from it, because . . . well, illegal immigrants can't work and all the businesses, which rely on cheap manual labor, are hurting. Am I the only one who sees the irony?
And here's a double irony:
No cheap manual labor means prices go up. Prices go up means that the government collects more taxes, but also that the economy weakens - both of which are exactly the opposite of what Republicans promise to their voters.
Am I the only one who sees that? Is it really that complicated?
Just to clarify, I'm not at all in favor of allowing illegal immigrants to live and work here freely. I'm just pointing to the irony in the situation. Food for thought.
(I would love to get comments/corrections/clarification to explain to me if I don't understand the picture correctly.)
But now that the law is signed and implemented, [many of] the very same red voters, who elected officials that passed it, are themselves suffering from it, because . . . well, illegal immigrants can't work and all the businesses, which rely on cheap manual labor, are hurting. Am I the only one who sees the irony?
And here's a double irony:
No cheap manual labor means prices go up. Prices go up means that the government collects more taxes, but also that the economy weakens - both of which are exactly the opposite of what Republicans promise to their voters.
Am I the only one who sees that? Is it really that complicated?
Just to clarify, I'm not at all in favor of allowing illegal immigrants to live and work here freely. I'm just pointing to the irony in the situation. Food for thought.
(I would love to get comments/corrections/clarification to explain to me if I don't understand the picture correctly.)
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