Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in supporting legislation that aims to deport more migrants charged with nonviolent crimes, a first salvo in a broader crackdown.

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    2 days ago

    If this becomes law, I wonder how it will end up affecting US agriculture, and through it, the food supply.

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      A tale as old as America. Some 1963 history for y’all:

      The Fugitive s1e7

      Kimble and a group of farm workers are surrounded in the hills by a huge fire and he must reveal that he’s a doctor in order to save the life of a pregnant, illegal immigrant.

      More plot details from that page:

      Dr. Kimble, harvesting onions at an onion field, faces hostility from the other farm workers. A number of them are Mexican laborers who are suspicious about his presence - after all, he doesn’t look like one of them. The workers are recruited to help fight a forest fire. When a pregnant woman starts to feel labor pains, the nurse discovers she can’t have a natural delivery. They need an obstetrician to perform a cesarean section. But with fire all around them, and the roads blocked, it’s impossible to get to a hospital in time.

      Edit: It’s all just a little bit of history repeating.