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Trump Admin Quietly Brings Back Migrant Workers to Fix the Farm Labour Shortage It Created (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
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[โ€“] blueworld@piefed.world 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Might have been performative in part but net migration was negative for the first time in 50 years which will have a long term negative impact on our economy in many ways given the demographic bubble we are in as well as general brain drain tend we are seeing.

[โ€“] imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml 8 points 15 hours ago

well, yeah, because all of those fine folks pay taxes and don't receive any of the benefits. literally free money.