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[–] 6 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

This misunderstands the purpose of ICE, I think.

They're helping intensify the abuse of migrant labor, not trying to reduce it. Their purpose is to terrify migrant workers into compliance and obedience and silence. The problem, of course, is that this can only be pushed so far - like squeezing blood from stone. Eventually, no amount of additional terror will result in labor intensification because it can't actually be intensified further.

The next step would be labor camps.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    which is precisely why ice must be abolished. and the laws must be changed.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago

    They can't, really. The labor intensification is happening because they need to constantly increase profits YoY, and labor costs are often the largest expense of any industry. If the laws were changed and migrant labor was treated like all other labor, they'd have rights and benefits and minimum wage and legal protections. Those are all things the meatpacking industry can't allow.

    This is just the contradictions reaching a tipping point. They either have to accept lower profits or build labor camps.

    They're going to build labor camps.

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