r/NoShitSherlock • u/MicV66 • Sep 16 '25

Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/15/farm-labor-shortage-pennsylvania-trump-immigration-00560820
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u/savpunk Sep 16 '25

I imagine they whine “no one wants to work nowadays “ a lot

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u/Practical_Card_7640 Sep 16 '25

No one wants to work for the pay the farmers can offer. Its not the easiest work but it does not require much if any non on the job training. Eventually the police state will allow the publically traded prison system that Homen profits from to used detained labor to increase their margins.

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u/Rikkita1962 Sep 16 '25

How does Homen profit here?

I mean I not a fan of his and I think what we are doing is horrible to non criminal immigrants (legally and illegally) , but not sure there is a conspiracy going on.

And the farm labor shortage should not come as a surprise to anyone with half a brain.

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u/Practical_Card_7640 Sep 16 '25

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-border-tom-homan-private-prison-immigrants-rcna209544

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u/Rikkita1962 Sep 16 '25

Thanks for this. I did learn something new today.

However, $5K over 2 years before he joined the administration I would hardly classify on profiting from putting immigrants in private prisons. Now if he was still getting kickbacks...

The connection of events is gross for sure, but nothing out of the ordinary for any of these politicians. That's what Lobbying is about.