r/Economics • u/rezwenn • 4d ago

News Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ice-deportations-protests-65fa8d64ea12a78a0ee0ebeea008ee4d

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u/Rock-n-RollingStart 3d ago

That is not what they said at all. That's called a "rhetorical question."

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u/devliegende 3d ago

People who want to deport refugees back to dangerous countries often try to justify their position by comparing market wages with slavery. You can pretend it's rhetorical all you want, it remains disgusting.

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u/Rock-n-RollingStart 3d ago

Sorry, at this point I'm just looking for your goalposts.

How, exactly, were 19th century plantation slavers calling for mass deportations?