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U.S. Agriculture Secretary defends mass deportation of immigrant farm laborers, suggests Americans on Medicaid can replace them.

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[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 25 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ah yes, my elderly mother who has a tube coming out of her kidney because they had to remove her bladder will surely be a good replacement for someone well acclimatized for working outside, doing lots of physical labor. Sure. 🙄

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Where's the rugged individualism here? Time for your mom to pull herself up by her bootstraps!

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I thought I read they’re not removing Medicaid for anyone over 60. The work requirement was only for 18-60.

[–] Brutticus@midwest.social 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I work as a case manager supporting people with disabilities. Everyone from non verbal autism to cerebral palsy to the quadriplegics. This would be a death sentence, so it sounds like they want to massacre the disabled to me.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago

Pretty much my thought too.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 9 points 4 days ago

Oh yay, let's send all those wheelchair bound people into a dirt field to pick your cabbage.

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

Finally, they're unrolling their new slavery initiative. This will really complement the prison slave labor they're already using.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

‘Mocked’

Yeah totally, she’s definitely not the one mocking us,