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A symbol of the propaganda that makes it all work.
Seems like immigrant farm labor has been in place for decades. Can it be managed better than this?
Chasing down the workers, creating tariffs and disrupting oil prices will not be looking good for US grocery bills.
In The News
‘Get them all’: Why are WA farmers blindsided by an ICE crackdown?
By Danny Westneat – Seattle Times columnist
April 11, 2026
Many comments are posted with the article. People have different attitudes about what is going on here.
The WWII generation set up a modern society that seemed to be working pretty well during the last century. Still room for improvement, but mostly, things seemed to be up and running. The post-911 era has not gone well.
Failed Drug War
Some version of REAL ID has been required at border crossings and ports of entry since 2009.
More cartel drug overdose deaths now, or before REAL ID?
Any questions from newspeople?
Why It Matters
Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.
If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?
Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.
Think back to a time before the US Dept. of Homeland Security was established in 2002. This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US. More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?
We’re not impressed.
Credibility squandered, enthusiasm dried up.
Don’t lie to people and maybe they would be more patriotic.
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Thoughts on changes in American culture relating to those born roughly in the late 50s & early 60s.
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