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‘Frontline’ Investigates Obama’s Record Deportations

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Posted on Oct 20, 2011
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This year the United States will deport 400,000 immigrants, a million since Obama took office, says PBS’ “Frontline” in a groundbreaking investigation of the president’s immigration policies. In short: Obama makes George W. Bush look soft.

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By skimohawk, October 20, 2011 at 10:48 pm Link to this comment

I’m puzzled as to why PBS would think this is a problem.
Isn’t that what countries do with foreign nationals who are within their borders illegally- deport them?

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By Marshall, October 20, 2011 at 10:30 pm Link to this comment

Well I guess 400K is a start.  Love the article i saw today prematurely trumpeting
how white Arizonans won’t take fleeing illegal’s agri jobs - because they’re too
lazy and inexperienced.  Besides being a nice piece of reverse racism (imagine the
lefty howl had the accusation been reversed), it of course didn’t mention the
obvious; depressed pay scales for those jobs due to mexican labor for whom the
hourly pittance is a king’s ransom in their homeland.  Until that artificial wage
ceiling self-adjusts through supply and demand, they’ll be wondering why their
fields are empty.  so be it - let the adjustment come.  It’s high time this industry
cuts the chord on its special treatment of over-cheap labor and pays its dues like
the rest.  yes, produce prices may rise some, but at least the people buying it will
have jobs.

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