Kansas City Shuffle Amid MAGA Upcoming Mass Deportations

Today we want to share ideas and challenge readers to think outside of partisan lines drawn by our betters for low-income & low-info voters. 

The big question . . . 

HOW WILL MAGA MASS DEPORTATIONS IMPACT KANSAS CITY?!?!

It's the biggest going away party since Eisenhower's "Operation Wetback" and it should create memories that last a lifetime inasmuch as old school Kansas City Westsiders still remember getting carted away back in 1954. 

Punchline . . . I guess they all made it back. 

But let's not spoil the fun.  

Of course the knee-jerk objections against mass deportations start with maintaining the status quo, expediency and economic interest.

Here's how that logic plays itself out . . . 

"Think of it as a simple matter of supply and demand. Although the labor market has eased from the days of COVID-19, it remains tight, and unemployment is currently 4.1%. Businesses still report difficulty finding workers.

"Meanwhile, in some sectors of the economy – construction, hospitality and agriculture – foreign-born workers make up a significant percentage of the labor pool. And many of them are immigrants in the country illegally or workers who may have temporary visas.

"It logically follows that removing them or scaring off others who may be planning to come to America could cause labor shortages and mean delays in getting goods to consumers or slower customer service.

"Ultimately, that could lead to higher prices – something Americans have clearly shown they’re already sick of."

That's great but . . .

Conservatives tell us that that arguments for economic expediency also supported the slave trade and shouldn't be the determining factor in devising US policy. 

That's a valid point . . . However . . . 

Like it or not, eliminating corporate profit by way of illegal immigration crackdown pits MAGA against American biz both big & small . . .  

So-called "undocumented" labor is mostly subsidized by taxpayers and American companies have ALWAYS struggled to maintain incentives no matter the cost to security, Democracy or any other concerns that are CLEARLY not as important as the bottom line.  

And all of that begs the question: 

Will American companies pay legal residents more money in order to compete for the best workers? Hint: The answer to that question has always been a resounding "NO" for all of modern history but MAYBE this election really did change things. 

We'll see . . . 

In the meantime . . .

What we notice is MAGA looking for a fight. But therein lies The Kansas City Shuffle . . . 

- MAGA wants to fight the Democratic party on immigration but even the most diehard progressives have already caved on this issue and won't really put up much of a fight to block deportations. 

- MAGA would seemingly love to battle "diverse communities" over deportation but a quick survey would see both Black & Latino neighborhoods eager to remove criminals from their streets. 

- MAGA is ready to destroy activists who stand in the way but all they'll find is a few leftists and less than a handful of "sanctuary cities" on the fringe who have only social media followers to support their ranting. 

- Even our own Mayor Q is ready to quickly back down when challenged on "welcoming migrants" and clarify that he's only talking about the legal visitors. 

And so . . . 

The fight for MAGA deportations is really a struggle against corporate greed. The only problem is that Prez-elect Trump has struggled tto overcome incredible odds in his triumphant return trip to the White House whereas capitalism has EFFORTLESSLY dominated D.C. for centuries and shows no signs of weakening its conquest over global commerce because of something as insignificant as the results of an election. 

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