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Pay off devices early From Florida to Nebraska, from Idaho to Montana and other red states in between, Trump voters are in the find out stage. Many who are farmers or involved in agriculture or construct other industries that depend on undocumented labor or others who rely on government related benefits, they're all saying, Donald, you are going to screw us. And for some of these individuals, I was able to dig up some footage on them from Trump administration number one where they were complaining about Trump policies, yet they voted for him again in 2024 and now that he's on the Eve of putting in place these executive orders that can totally screw over their business, they're like, can you not do that, but maybe do this one? Let me explain. There's this article first I'll share with you from Bloomberg. Here's a guy, his name is Tony demari. He's from Florida. He's a tomato grower over there. And he said he voted for Trump. He says he loves Trump's idea of slapping tariffs on Mexican farmers who undercut him by paying workers a fraction of what he does. And he wants to stop illegal border crossings and likes the idea of deporting migrants convicted of serious crimes. But when it comes to Trump's broader promise to expel all 11 million undocumented people living in the country, Demari thinks it would be a disaster for American farmers. We pause there for a second. Demari, listen, nobody wants convicted felons and criminals and terrorists here. How do you fall for that red herring? Not like President Biden and Democrats. Democrats are like, let's get the terrorists here. That's just total and utter bs. President Biden put in place exactly what you are asking for, Damari. A comprehensive immigration bill that would have had the strongest borders, invest millions in border patrol officers, but would have also recognized exactly what you want here, which is some form of recognition and pathway towards citizenship for the hardworking migrants who are here who are contributing to the economy, not the criminals. But you know who killed that bill, Damari? It was Donald Trump who killed it. Here's what Damari says. He goes, quote, we have to secure our borders south and north. Duh, we're all good. We're all good with that. But you have to have a workforce in this country. Duh. It sounds like you're talking about what, comprehensive immigration reform. But I thought that socialism or, or too woke. Isn't that what y'all were saying during the campaign? Damari, who's family has 4,000 acres of tomato farms in Florida and California, goes on to say, quote, there's no doubt that this is going to restrict and put pressure on farming and many other industries that rely on this workforce. But tomorrow I have to say this. So you're okay with certain tariffs on Mexico, targeted tariffs there, but you realize what Trump's asking for is across the board tariffs. And so if you tariff Mexico on that, don't you realize that Mexico is just going to retaliate against people who you're probably friends with as well? Automobile industries and plastics and, you know, just other things? If you tariff Canada, don't you think they're going to retaliate. What about your fellow farmer brothers and sisters who export stuff to China and other countries or Europe that Donald Trump's threatening as well? If they impose retaliatory tariffs, wouldn't it make them suffer? I mean, can't we think comprehensively right here? The article goes on to talk about how U.S. farms run on an army of more than 850,000 crop workers, almost half of whom the Department of Agriculture estimates are undocumented. Some 160,000 of them move with the seasons, harvesting vegetables during Florida's winter before moving north to pick crops such as snap beans in North Carolina or blueberries in New Jersey. This complex system that sustains America's relatively cheap food supply is now at risk as Trump promises the biggest deportations in US history, surpassing the notorious 1954 operation that forced 1.1 million people to return to Mexico. A nationwide crackdown could drive labor costs higher for farmers already struggling to compete against cheap imports and reignite the kind of inflation that tanked Joe Biden's presidency. You know where the inflation came from that President Biden reduced through the Inflation Reduction Act, Donald Trump, the fact that Trump added $8 trillion of debt. And by the way, you don't have to say, well, Ben, that's what you're just saying. Go and look at the Republican debates. What did Nikki Haley say? What did Ron DeSantis say? DeMari, your governor in Florida, said Trump adding $8 trillion to our debt is what precipitated is what caused the inflation. Nikki Haley agreed with that as well. And the reckless printing of money. What do you think happens when Biden takes over in 2021? Don't you realize that's the fallout from Donald Trump? Then Biden's got to fix it. So he fixes it, it goes lower. And now Trump wants to do this right here.