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kleinbl00 · 362 days ago · link · · parent · post: "Escaping poverty, violence and the climate crisis are factors, but the main driver is rich societies demanding cheap labour"
Low-skill low-education employment is most threatened by migrant labor. Shifting tax calculations to favor off-shoring and legalizing free trade with Mexico was going to fuck every blue collar worker out there; if I can put in a spectacular tile floor for $400 but two guys you pick up outside Home Depot can put in a mediocre tile floor for $50, you're going to have a mediocre tile floor and I'm going to have trouble feeding my kid and while I should blame you? I am also going to blame the guys outside Home Depot and the politicians who made this possible. Capital has long known that if you focus blue collar workers on the migrants, rather than the policies, they'll keep voting your way.