Jackson Jambalaya

The Left is starting to say the quiet parts louder now. They love to exploit illegal immigrants if it means they have lower costs of goods for items they like to purchase. Also what is the cost of not deporting these illegal immigrants as they are a burden to not only our communities but our services as well? I'd rather be able to vest those wanting to enter our country instead of just turning a blind eye because it will lower the cost of lettuce...

Before the Obama directed Biden-Harris regime brought in 12-17M illegal invaders, Americans had produce, roofs, catfish, chicken, restaurant workers, hotel maids, carpenters and plumbers. We will after a Mass Deportation program, as well. Play your violins elsewhere, Sidney.

"jobs that native Americans are slow to accept"...cut off that welfare teat and see how many native Americans "accept" those jobs again. We pay people too much money to not work.

Your first lost is your best loss, deport all illegals today!

Illegal immigrants cost taxpayers more than $132 billion per year in excess of illegal immigrant tax contributions. That side of the ledger seems to be ignored by the left. Net effect is a drain on the economy, not a plus,

I'll take higher food costs offset by the price drop in housing that 20 million vacancies will cause. Not to mention the reduced burden on public services like schools and healthcare.

Mass illegal immigration also has massive financial consequences, Sid. Among a myriad of other issues. I'll take whatever comes with the deportations.

We will have plenty of workers when Trump kick off all of the able body people from the welfare system.

Politicians, Trump included, rarely make more than a half-hearted effort to make good on their campaign promises. They say whatever they think will get them elected. Afterwards, they go to Washington and pretty much forget all about it. I have no real expectation that there will be any mass deportations. Here is what you can really expect for the next 4 years. Taxes will increase. The deficit will increase. The national debt will increase. Illegal immigrants will still be with us because, let's face it, who else is going to do the work that pays less than unemployment/TANF/etc. benefits? If you want things to change, stop reelecting the same people over and over.

Dont just deport the illegals, make birthright citizenship only legal for parents who are legal citizens. This anchor baby loophole has been abused way too much.

Salter has been carrying water for his poultry farmer buddies for a long, long time. Salter knows damn well they've been outright breaking the law for decades.

I have to agree with 8:55!

Nobody wants these illegals here, expect the Liberals of course...who need the votes.
The rest of us working middle class folks are fed up. Stop the bottomless welfare programs and Make America Work Again.

*For the record, I too have very little faith in Trump actually doing much of this, just as 8:55 stated.

Cheap labor is the Holy Grail of any free market economy. The deportation will be only for a specific but symbolic category of illegal migrant, not nearly all. Donald Trump is a lying politician second, but a bottom-line businessman first. Democrats and Republicans and Trump cannot wean themselves of their addiction to cheap labor. Plain and simple.

@8:21 Obama deported more people than Trump or Biden.

Some of y'all need to tell your lazy sons to get off that game, get off those pills and get a JOB.

Liberal Sid at it again. Yes, I know he's from Neshoba County. But Sid's lid got popped by the Left.

Sid, get a f'ing life. I hope that you can't sleep at night belly aching over Trump's re-election.

"You’re not going to be able to find a plumber, an electrician or anybody who can do this kind of work.”

I had no idea our plumber, electrician, etc work force was fully dependent on illegal aliens and would collapse completely if they were deported.

Good article to consider. There is some data with Alabama and how anti-immigrant legislation hurt their economy, especially agriculture.

That work force can apply for work visas and come here LEGALLY.

I don't want illegals here. I do want migrants and y'all can't see to tell the difference. I do want a sensible relocation so one community or town or city doesn't have to deal with an influx and doesn't have the resources to absorb them into their culture. I want immigrants to have access to learning our language and culture and even mores of a town or city. I want them to be helped to get to where the work IS.
And, I'm sorry, but experience with hiring tells me that a lot of you are the reason you didn't get a job or a girlfriend or a life style you think a white dude deserves. Being white isn't enough. Showing up isn't enough. Nobody likes a grumpy, controlling, jerk who doesn't know how to get along with others or actually bother to learn to do the job well or bother to consider that customers and fellow employees may have good reasons not to do things " your way" as well as know something you don't!
I hope Trump will be a good President. But, if Gaetz and Patel and RFK Jr and " Hedgehog" are examples of appointments and a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico are more than negotiating tools we are in deep doodoo. I think some of you are going to realize that " deep state" was actually people that were experienced and competent and liked feeling they had a job that mattered to their country.
You think every place is like Mississippi. There are cities with more people. One size doesn't fit all. What works here doesn't always work someplace else. Instead of comparing with an I'm great and you aren't attitude, we'd be better off being willing to learn the success of others and see if their methods would work for us. Never ever in history have things been as simplistic and y'all seem to think. Never has any society other than oppressive ones like Iran now, easily controlled city or region even. And, never has one countries not had conflicts and disagreements with other bordering countries. My way or the highway leadership that isn't benevolent is always a disaster ...every single time. Rinse,repeat,rinse repeat history is a sign of ignorance and a formula for oppression!

It seems that both parties like using illegals to get votes. As for solving the problem, why do that. Like cancer, the payoff is in treating the problem, not curing it. As for for dealing seriously with illegals, if many of them are necessary to fill certain jobs, then why not offer or create temporary work visas for them. There would be no path to citizenship by virtue of having such a visa, and no children born here would have U.S. citizenship. Local governments would have no requirement to provide medical care, education, social services. At the end of the visa period, they would have to leave or try to renew. Commission of any felony would result in immediate revocation of the visa and expulsion from the country, with no ability to re-apply at some later time.

If Trump actually delivers on this promise, which he will not, the U.S. economy will take a huge hit. There are not people to replace the workers.

I too am doubtful Trump deports more than a few of the hardline criminals. I agree our economy has been dependent on cheap labor for years and it will send shock waves through the system if they were to all leave at once. But just once I'd like someone to admit there is a cost to them being here as well. Their kids attend school, they take up housing, they use the roads, hospitals, services just like American citizens. They make some contributions but they also take.

Did housing costs go down when the construction industry turned into nothing but immigrants? Did road construction costs decrease? Have grocery prices even stabalized? I don't think living became cheaper as more of these people arrived.

Trump tariffs, does anyone remember Trump having to bail out soybean farmers in his last term that cost taxpayers millions? Trump achieved his #1 goal of being elected to cover his *ss on his legal issues..he promised everything to everyone to win. He will not close Dept of Ed, (although I wish he could), there will be a token effort at “massive deportation” and tariffs but his bravado will never cease. He’s a New York shyster from way back. He promised to build “the biggest casino no one has ever seen in Gulfport at 49 and 90.

I admire your devotion. There's not many people that can hang with that mushroom tea the way you do. I started to read it, but that single space wall of text is just too much.

Who was doing the work before the invasion of illegals arrived?

More leftie talking points.

"Trump's Planned Mass Deportations May Trigger Economic Consequences"

Trump's Planned Mass Deportations May Trigger Economic Consequences For My Buds In 'e Chikkin Bidness

There you go, Sidney. Fixed that headline for you. You're welcome.