Twitter plummeted after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed Florida farmers “need” illegal immigrants to stay in their state and “pick the crops.”
Critics claimed that Pelosi’s remarks were demeaning to migrants and that she openly admitted that America should welcome and take advantage of illegal immigrants.
At a Friday press conference, Pelosi railed against governors relocating illegal immigrants from southern states to northern ones because they have to stay and “gather the crops here.”
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On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Florida farmers need illegal immigrants to stay in their state and “pick the crops.”
The comment was clearly a dig at Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., for moving two planes full of illegal immigrants from his state to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Responding to a question on the subject at the press conference, Pelosi began by admitting that there needs to be both border security and openness to migrants. She said: “The point is, uh, we have a responsibility to secure our border. We also have a responsibility to recognize the importance of newcomers to our country. Right now, the best thing we can do for our economy is to have comprehensive immigration reform.
She then added, “We’re short on labor in our country, and you even see some farmers and growers in Florida saying, ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick up the harvest here.’”
Pelosi continued, “But that doesn’t mean we don’t recognize our moral responsibility either.”
Twitter users lambasted the Speaker of the House, accusing her of blatantly admitting that the nation should profit from the cheap labor of illegal immigrants.
Conservative journalist Ian Miles Cheong asked: “Immigrants, what are they for?
National Review editor Rich Lowry commented, “A massive, unchecked wave of illegal immigration is not a solution to anything, but that’s how they think.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts on September 15, 2022.
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The American Federation for Immigration Reform’s Twitter account wrote: “For Democrats, mass immigration ticks two boxes: 1. More future voters 2. Cheap foreign labor.
New York Post author Miranda Devine explained: “Apart from the fact that she can’t speak properly and is mean, it’s illegal to employ illegal immigrants. It’s also disastrous for a country. not to distinguish between legal and illegal migration. At least we have less than six weeks left of this piece of Pelosi.”
Conservative radio host and podcaster Michael Berry found the admission amusing, tweeting, “Oh my god this is the best thing ever. Perfect.”
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Conservative communications expert Erin Perrine tweeted: “House Speaker Advocates Use of Illegal Immigrants as Farm Labor.”
Former U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno tweeted, “Elitist Democrats think Hispanics are only good for picking their crops. Legal Hispanics will respond resoundingly in November and send Nancy and many other radical Democrats home. “
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A migrant bus arrives in New York.
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