LA Mayor Warns Trump ICE Raids Could Leave “No Gardeners or Nannies” in City

[rangerrebew]

LA Mayor Warns Trump ICE Raids Could Leave “No Gardeners or Nannies” in City
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LA Mayor Warns Trump ICE Raids Could Leave 'No Gardeners or Nannies' in City
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has claimed that the city could face labor shortages if illegal immigrants are targeted amid the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

During an interview with Katie Couric, Bass blamed President Donald Trump for sparking anti-ICE protests that have led to days of unrest in the city.

“My biggest fear is the impact that all Angelenos will begin to feel when the labor of immigrants is absent,” Bass said.

“We’ll feel it in the construction industry. We’ll feel it in hospitality. We’ll feel it at grocery stores. People will begin to notice.”

https://wokespy.com/la-mayor-warns-trump-ice-raids-could-leave-no-gardeners-or-nannies-in-city/

[Wingnut]

No one to wipe Bass's ass.

[rangerrebew]

This is AWFUL, HORRIBLE, TERRIBLE!! How can anyone expect LA to survive as a major city without gardeners and nannies?  That would be like Paris without wine or NYC without crime.

[Smokin Joe]

Cut your own grass, change your own kids' diapers, pull your own weeds, pick your own cotton...

[Canuck Conservative]

Sounds like some major summer job opportunities could be opening up for hard-working LA kids ... hire American!

[jafo2010]

I am so sick and tired of hearing illegal invading aliens referred to as immigrants.  They are not immigrants, and if Republicans want to make changes, they need to semantically begin using a distinction from a semantic standpoint other than the Democommies, who want everyone to think illegal invading aliens are the same as legal immigrants.

From my view, it is like comparing a honey bee to a wasp.  Two very different creatures, which is also the same of the foreigners coming to our country.  They have nothing in common other than being foreign born.  But they are as different as the bee is to the wasp.  It is time culturally for us to end the reference of illegal invading aliens as immigrants.  They are not immigrants.  And screw the semantic distinction of being undocumented.  They are in fact illegal invading aliens, criminals in my mind, and have no place in this country.  Not now, not ever.  And either we remove the corrupt judges from the equation, or we let the lawyers leech off our society, when their role is way beyond what it should be.  And they decide to protect people that are criminals and do not belong here in the USA.

And with the flood of illegal invading aliens taking blue collar jobs away from US citizen, and the use of the H1-b Visa Program to take jobs away from white collar US citizens, our government along with corporations has killed our workforce, and rendered a frozen life for those that work for a living.  The UGLY TRUTH for the last 30-40 years is that US citizens can no longer earn a viable living to support a family in a middle class lifestyle.  That has systematically been taken away, including by Trump, despite his lousy rhetoric.

And it is going to get worse, for Trump has promised Silicon Valley tech billionaires he will increase the numbers of H1-b Visa recipients, un-employing hundreds of thousands more US citizens, bringing more folks from India.  Yeah, that will be good for this nation.

1.6 million here on H1-b Visas displacing US citizens from the workforce.  And Trump plans to increase the number.  How can anyone think this is good for our country.  America First and American people last!  That is the reality.  How can it be America First when we put our own citizens last?  How?

I am so sick of the BULL SH*T!!!!!!!!  No one in Washington represents the American people.  For the first time in my life, I have been thinking of moving to another country.  I am where my roommate from university days was in the 90s when Clinton was POTUS, and he felt things were gravely wrong.

We have an election fixed in 2020, and everyone wants to sweep the impact of that event under the carpet.  It destroyed our republic, not that it was very much alive, for Obama destroyed many things in the USA.

Nothing golden about what is taking place in the USA.  We will be more than six months into Trump's term with no agreed budget.  What does it take to get Republicans to get anything done?  Really, what does it take?

[berdie]

Although I hate to admit that I agree with the goofball woman, somewhat, and will probably get hammered...it is true.

She held up poor examples. The illegals staff the majority of farms and the hospitality businesses.  Should it be that way, no. Is it, yes. And sadly I don't know a lot of people that will step up and do those jobs. Young or old. We old people are too wore out. The young people, for the most part aren't willing to do that kind of work.

When Ike did the massive deportation, the work ethic was much different. People wanted jobs with the future hope of moving to a better job. I really think we have backed ourselves into a corner. Even DJT realizes it. jmho

[Bigun]

Although I hate to admit that I agree with the goofball woman, somewhat, and will probably get hammered...it is true.

She held up poor examples. The illegals staff the majority of farms and the hospitality businesses.  Should it be that way, no. Is it, yes. And sadly I don't know a lot of people that will step up and do those jobs. Young or old. We old people are too wore out. The young people, for the most part aren't willing to do that kind of work.

When Ike did the massive deportation, the work ethic was much different. People wanted jobs with the future hope of moving to a better job. I really think we have backed ourselves into a corner. Even DJT realizes it. jmho

Young people will do them when they get hungry enough. For most of its life there was no such thing as government welfare in this country and we need to get back to that.

[LMAO]

Young people will do them when they get hungry enough. For most of its life there was no such thing as government welfare in this country and we need to get back to that.

Are you willing to do those jobs?

[Fishrrman]

Bigun wrote (in reply to berdie)
"Young people will do them when they get hungry enough"

Those "young people" will join antifa and sign onto the dem-communist agenda before they get "hungry enough" to take those jobs.

"For most of its life there was no such thing as government welfare in this country and we need to get back to that."

Much easier said than done.
I doubt I'll live to see that time come again (as welfare "reform" last came under clinton, but later got reversed under obama...)

[Wingnut]

Are you willing to do those jobs?

What does willing have to do with it? 

[LMAO]

When Ike did the massive deportation, the work ethic was much different. People wanted jobs with the future hope of moving to a better job. I really think we have backed ourselves into a corner. Even DJT realizes it. jmho

The demographic make up was also different during the Eisenhower administration. Fewer young people  today to fill many of the jobs

https://www.conference-board.org/research/solutions-briefs/responding-to-us-labor-shortages

[Bigun]

Are you willing to do those jobs?

I'm now too old to do much of anything but have never considered myself to be above doing any job that needed doing including some that others refused to do.

[LMAO]

What does willing have to do with it?

Due to labor shortages, there are better jobs with better pay for younger workers than laboring in fields or housekeeping

[Bigun]

What does willing have to do with it?

  

[Bigun]

Due to labor shortages, there are better jobs with better pay for younger workers than laboring in fields or housekeeping

Why are there labor shortages other than the existence of government welfare programs?

[Wingnut]

Due to labor shortages, there are better jobs with better pay for younger workers than laboring in fields or housekeeping

Seriously. Do you hear what your saying. 

[berdie]

I'm now too old to do much of anything but have never considered myself to be above doing any job that needed doing including some that others refused to do.

Totally agree @Bigun . Every job is important. No matter how menial some may think the job is. I never considered myself too good to do anything either. How long our outlook about that is going to last, I don't know. In fact, that outlook maybe largely gone.

[LMAO]

Why are there labor shortages other than the existence of government welfare programs?

Demographic shifts. The lopsided older retiring workers vs fewer younger workers to fill the jobs they leave

[LMAO]

Seriously. Do you hear what your saying.

I do

[Bigun]

Demographic shifts. The lopsided older retiring workers vs fewer younger workers to fill the jobs they leave

 

Respectfully, that's BS! Try nearly four generations of people in this country who have never known anything but a welfare check. I hope LBJ  and his cronies rot in hell!

[LMAO]

 

Respectfully, that's BS! Try nearly four generations of people in this country who have never known anything but a welfare check. I hope LBJ  and his cronies rot in hell!

I know it's popular for some to blame all of societies ills on people on public assistance, but from the above I posted

Demographics have historically been a tailwind for the US economy. However, with an aging labor force and projected population shrinkage, existing labor shortages may grow, hindering economic growth and making businesses less competitive. Artificial intelligence (AI) may help alleviate some shortages, but the technology’s net effects are uncertain. Prudent policy measures and public-private collaboration are urgently needed to respond to these challenges and ensure the workforce is prepared to meet rapidly evolving needs.

And there are people who work but are on some assist due to making a  lower wage. I know a few in my own life. One has Down's Syndrome

[Bigun]

Totally agree @Bigun . Every job is important. No matter how menial some may think the job is. I never considered myself too good to do anything either. How long our outlook about that is going to last, I don't know. In fact, that outlook maybe largely gone.

A corner was turned after Bill Clinton was dragged to welfare reform @berdie and then Obama threw it all out the window.

[DB]

A corner was turned after Bill Clinton was dragged to welfare reform @berdie and then Obama threw it all out the window.

The left measures success by how many they can get on food stamps, welfare and Obamacare subsidies. The larger the programs the more "successful" they are.

[Sighlass]

Good, lots of teens would enjoy a babysitting job ... My sons do yard work on the side, would be nice to NOT have the competition from lawn care companies that hire exclusively illegals.

[roamer_1]

Are you willing to do those jobs?

Work is work. Never ever anything shameful in it. I have worked all kinds of menial jobs in all kinds of ag, in all the trades, around mechanic and machine shops... Ran my own lawn and landscaping company and that was a hella lot of lawn mowing.

Be thankful to have the money coming in - And when you're on the bottom, sure, I'd take on anything (and have).

[roamer_1]

I'm now too old to do much of anything but have never considered myself to be above doing any job that needed doing including some that others refused to do.

That's right. 

[Wingnut]

The left measures success by how many they can get on food stamps, welfare and Obamacare subsidies. The larger the programs the more "successful" they are.

Damn straight. 

[roamer_1]

Due to labor shortages, there are better jobs with better pay for younger workers than laboring in fields or housekeeping

There's PLENTY of labor out there. This generation has been coddled into thinking they don;t have to work. But many, many who would do field work and housekeeping because that's all they CAN do, and those are entry-level jobs comparable to fast food jobs... Few would choose t as a career, but it never has been a carreer.

[DB]

Right... They're going to burn down their neighborhoods because of the lack of gardeners and nannies... That's what the basic claim boils down to... Amazingly dumb...

[verga]

Work is work. Never ever anything shameful in it. I have worked all kinds of menial jobs in all kinds of ag, in all the trades, around mechanic and machine shops... Ran my own lawn and landscaping company and that was a hella lot of lawn mowing.

Be thankful to have the money coming in - And when you're on the bottom, sure, I'd take on anything (and have).

[GtHawk]

Are you willing to do those jobs?

What job’s, gardening, cleaning bathrooms? When I was 14 I was cleaning businesses, my dad took on a janitorial job after working all day so I could work and make some money. I cleaned and mopped floors, vacuumed and cleaned toilets. When I managed McDonald’s there wasn’t any job I didn’t do, including cleaning bathrooms and toilets. I taught my children that there was no shame in honest work. The problem is that too many parents and peers have turned our children into elitists when it comes to work, but with wages coming up kids are starting to change their attitudes, especially since all those jobs in clothing stores and now non existent record and video stores that they were told you had to have to be a winner are gone. With brick and mortar stores disappearing, kids won’t have a choice if mommy and daddy aren’t upper middle class.

Maybe we will see a resurgence of American kids doing yard work and around their neighborhood, like they used to and it will be the Hispanic gardeners who go, I  know the ones that do the work at the apartments were I live are the most half assed I have ever seen.The biggest problem with American kids and adults is their mindset.

[GtHawk]

Bigun wrote (in reply to berdie)
"Young people will do them when they get hungry enough"

Those "young people" will join antifa and sign onto the dem-communist agenda before they get "hungry enough" to take those jobs.

"For most of its life there was no such thing as government welfare in this country and we need to get back to that."

Much easier said than done.
I doubt I'll live to see that time come again (as welfare "reform" last came under clinton, but later got reversed under obama...)

There are lots of kids going back to work, most of them fast food. At the local MickeyD’s, and there are easily five or six in a five mile radius, are White high school kids, even the Del Taco and Taco Bell have a fair amount. Of course twenty bucks an hour in California is nothing to sneeze at.

[DB]

There are lots of kids going back to work, most of them fast food. At the local MickeyD’s, and there are easily five or six in a five mile radius, are White high school kids, even the Del Taco and Taco Bell have a fair amount. Of course twenty bucks an hour in California is nothing to sneeze at.

The fast food places in my area have cut way back on labor. Taco Bell for example has no registers or signage for taking orders. You either use the electronic kiosk or an app on your phone - or drive through.

[GtHawk]

There's PLENTY of labor out there. This generation has been coddled into thinking they don;t have to work. But many, many who would do field work and housekeeping because that's all they CAN do, and those are entry-level jobs comparable to fast food jobs... Few would choose t as a career, but it never has been a carreer.

It didn’t start with this generation, When I started managing food way back in the stone age of 1976 I had housewives and high school kids galore working for me, around 120 on the schedule. Fast forward into the eighties the economy was good, we were in a upper to upper upper middle class are and kids told their peers that fast food was only for idiots, only if you worked if a record, video, clothing store or other retail were you worthwhile and this was amplified by their parents. Also many of those same parents gave their kids very generous allowances and new cars, so why work and how are you going to learn a work ethic?

[GtHawk]

The fast food places in my area have cut way back on labor. Taco Bell for example has no registers or signage for taking orders. You either use the electronic kiosk or an app on your phone - or drive through.

It’s the same here, but from afternoon on you see mostly the high school kids, where you see the Hispanics mostly now are early shifts or late and the custodial positions.

[jafo2010]

berdie...

The young people, for the most part aren't willing to do that kind of work.

You are wrong.  What they are not willing to do is work for near slave wages.  If you understand that the influx of legal and illegal aliens into the USA has been all about bringing this nation down so that we can take our place as a slave state in the Globalization of the Planet, then using this low cost labor should turn your stomach.  We have not had a normal work environment in the USA for 40 years.  Wages have been suppressed successfully by bringing in folks from foreign countries willing to work for a fraction of what our people are willing to work for.  IT IS WRONG.  Pay a decent wage, and those jobs would be easily filled.

It is happening in blue and white collar work.  Much of our white collar tech work is being exported overseas to folks in China, India and Ukraine, where they work for 20% or less of the cost someone that is a US citizen would work for.   And then we have the H1-b Visa recipients, that work for 50% or less and no benefits right here in the USA.  There is no union to represent white collar workers from the onslaught of foreign workers willing to do the work for peanuts.  No union for all the construction jobs being done by foreigners for a fraction of what a US citizen would work for.

You think this practice is healthy for our nation?  You do not see the harm being done to the future of this nation to allow largely billionaires to get away with this nonsense?  This is destroying our economy long term.  And eventually, if you are not affected now, just hold on, for AI is coming for your job tomorrow, or your son/daughter's job.  When we displace enough of our workforce from the job market, what becomes of all these people?

For the first time in my life, I am talking to US citizens that are talking about moving to another country.  I think we are intentionally destroying our place in the world as the one place to come and achieve your dreams.  US citizens are getting sh*t on every damn day, and the POSs in Washington are making it happen.

Trump's rhetoric in 2015-16 led many in the USA to believe he would end the nonsense, but it was all a lie to get elected.  Promises not kept!

[roamer_1]

It didn’t start with this generation, When I started managing food way back in the stone age of 1976 I had housewives and high school kids galore working for me, around 120 on the schedule. Fast forward into the eighties the economy was good, we were in a upper to upper upper middle class are and kids told their peers that fast food was only for idiots, only if you worked if a record, video, clothing store or other retail were you worthwhile and this was amplified by their parents. Also many of those same parents gave their kids very generous allowances and new cars, so why work and how are you going to learn a work ethic?

Another thing that I see in my son's generation is an absolute denial of any sort of loyalty - My son spits about it, and while he has always been upwardly mobile (IT, big iron networking), he has ZERO loyalty to any company. He will go where the money is, and will suffer no fools.

Now, it is good that he can be that way. But I think that makes for a faithless work force, one that does not have to be proud of their work, and that couldn't give two shits for their company. That makes for a very tough house to run, with no one willing to serve - not to mention sacrifice. That ain't how we do.

[Bigun]

Another thing that I see in my son's generation is an absolute denial of any sort of loyalty - My son spits about it, and while he has always been upwardly mobile (IT, big iron networking), he has ZERO loyalty to any company. He will go where the money is, and will suffer no fools.

Now, it is good that he can be that way. But I think that makes for a faithless work force, one that does not have to be proud of their work, and that couldn't give two shits for their company. That makes for a very tough house to run, with no one willing to serve - not to mention sacrifice. That ain't how we do.

Loyalty is a two way street.

[DefiantMassRINO]

The Horror!  How will the elites survive without their indentured servants and serfs?

They can always import new playthings for their husbands to screw aupairs to fill the gap.

Being rich, privileged, and powerful is so damn hard.

[roamer_1]

Loyalty is a two way street.

That's right - And I ain't throwing stones in either direction. I am saying it's a big problem when the folks involved ain't dedicated to their work.

[Smokin Joe]

Are you willing to do those jobs?

I picked tomatoes, grew and harvested tobacco, stacked tens of thousands of hay bales, helped shear sheep, before I got my first 'real' job building seawalls and piers--at 14. It didn't hurt me.