Nancy Pelosi Argues Red States Should Let Illegal Immigrants Stay to ‘Pick the Crops’; Pelosi ripped for saying Florida needs migrants to ‘pick the crops’

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Nancy Pelosi Argues Red States Should Let Illegal Immigrants Stay to ‘Pick the Crops’:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Republican governors should welcome the influx of migrants coming across the southern border because they can “pick the crops,” in their states.

“We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers are saying, ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'” she said at a press briefing.

Her comments came as a response the transportation of migrants to New York City, Washington D.C., and other localities that have touted themselves as sanctuaries for illegal immigrants by Republican governors such as Texas’s Greg Abbott, and Florida’s Ron DeSantis.

Earlier this month, DeSantis green-lit the transportation of 48 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, outraging Democrats and progressive commentators, who castigated their journey to the affluent island as an inhumane “stunt” that made political “pawns” out of vulnerable migrants seeking refuge and economic opportunity. --->READ MORE HERE

Pelosi ripped for saying Florida needs migrants to ‘pick the crops’:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caused outrage Friday when she attempted to justify waves of illegal migration to the US by claiming Florida farmers needed the new arrivals to “pick the crops down there.”

The California Democrat made the stunning remarks during a news conference at which she agreed that US has a responsibility to secure the border, but should also “recognize the importance of newcomers to our nation.”

“Right now, the best thing that we can do for our economy is comprehensive immigration reform,” Pelosi told reporters after being asked if she thought the southern border was secure following more than two million arrests of illegal crossers over the past 12 months.

“We have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: ‘Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,'” she mused. --->READ MORE HERE

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