Several liberal figures called on conservatives and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump to show their gratitude to illegal immigrants this Thanksgiving by harvesting and assembling appetizers to enjoy on Thursday. indicated that they recognize that they are the majority of immigrants.
“Thank you to everyone at the dinner table today, especially the MAGAs, the undocumented immigrants who chose and packed the food you enjoy,” said Obama, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. julian castro.
“They deserve our blessings. Happy Thanksgiving,” said former San Antonio Mayor added.
Mr. Castro's post was roundly criticized by respondents, who rhetorically asked what crops the immigrants pouring into New York City and Chicago were harvesting, while this characterization Some suggested it was a “racist” assumption.
This Thanksgiving, some said they were “thankful to Tom Homan (President Trump's next border czar).”
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Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro. (Getty)
Meanwhile, on MSNBC, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., was asked about immigrant farm workers who may not have legal status in the United States.
Host Jonathan Capehart reported that Thanksgiving costs will be 5% lower than in 2023 and that nearly half of farm workers are non-citizens.
“There is no indication that Donald Trump will exempt agricultural workers from his calls for mass deportation when he takes office,” Capehart told Garcia.
“Donald Trump ran a campaign centered around denigrating immigrants and sometimes outright lying…Immigrant labor is a vital part of the American economy, and some of it includes all of us. That includes immigrants who are picking out tons of food for tomorrow and Thanksgiving.”
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Representative Robert Garcia, D-Calif., will speak along with other Democrats. (Getty)
Garcia said he “completely agreed” with the experts, adding that the Trump campaign's comments were “frankly un-American, shameful, and will have a negative impact on the economy.”
Garcia added that many food service workers also lack legal status and it would be wrong to ignore their contributions this Thanksgiving.
“So the idea of mass deporting all these workers that we depend on and whose families depend on is just insane. It's inhumane and it's un-American,” he said. Added to the mass deportation of these workers. It will be a huge blow to the economy.
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“I think it's really, really shameful what's going on right now. I want the American people to push back on this. Especially this Thanksgiving, people come here just to work and support their families. I want you to think about the people who are asking, 'Frankly, feed the country.' ”
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In that vein, a meme depicting a pilgrim receiving a roast turkey from a Native American went viral on X with the caption, “Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Day Americans Feed Illegal Immigrants from Europe.”
