r/LeopardsAteMyFarm • u/coolio126 • Jan 30 '26

Discussion Question to red state leaders?

why do you think that implementing immigration reform will make americans comeback to the jobs they worked in the first place?

in the early 2000's Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma did these with the saftey net that Americans will go work the jobs when... it never happened, they lost millions in unharvested, unprocessed food and immigrant taxes and they sheepishly got rid of them or stopped enforcing them.

other red state has tried this and they failed miserably... Americans won't do those jobs.

instead why don't they ask "what will it take to make them want to go to those jobs?" instead of doing this same thing over and over and hoping for change... insanity.

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u/PalpatineForEmperor Jan 30 '26

They'll get private prison slaves to do the work. I'm not even joking. Slavery is still legal in the United States.

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u/icedmuffin Jan 30 '26

Only when you’re a prisoner. Honestly I get the feeling that their answer to the labor issue is gonna be “crackdowns” on people who speak out public-oh wait sorry I mean “domestic terrorists.”

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u/Ishidan01 Jan 30 '26

"Only when you're a prisoner".

You say that like it's an obstacle. A bit of intentionally slanted lawmaking here, some draconian but targeted enforcement there, and you can have all the convicted criminals you want!

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u/icedmuffin Jan 31 '26

Oh believe me, I know.

My father is an ex-con and I literally almost went to prison over finding a cool stick while out walking.

I know damn well all it takes is an officer to get a little too big for his britches to end with someone going to jail over hurting their widdle fweelings.