The Press Keep Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud About Illegal Immigration and Deportations
By Bonchie | 12:26 PM on October 19, 2024The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
Donald Trump's promise to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants continues to cause consternation within the press. While such an operation would focus on those who have committed crimes other than crossing the border illegally, the journalistic class has decided it would be a terrible thing, and lately, they've just started blurting the quiet part out loud.
In one of the most surreal displays I've seen on CNN, panelist Catherine Rampell recently told Scott Jennings that if Trump deports illegal aliens, there will be no one to "pick your crops."
JENNINGS: And he's going to take on these countries that screw American workers, and by the way,
RAMPELL: It is not the plan, it is not the plan.
JENNINGS: He's going to crack down on immigration to the benefit of the American worker.
RAMPELL: He's going to deport 20 million people? The people who pick your crops? The people who process your meat? The people who, you know, care for your grandmother? The people who serve all sorts of critical functions in this country?
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