[T]here’s a second way the elite can exploit immigrant
workers—as scapegoats. When people like Dan and Roseanne complain about their
economic problems, the superrich and their hired propagandists point their
fingers at undocumented immigrants.
By David L. Wilson, MR Online
June 18, 2018
On May 8, a few weeks before its cancellation, the popular
sitcom Roseanne devoted an episode to immigration.
The main focus was on the title character’s anit-Muslim
prejudices, but the plot hinged on a problem for Roseanne’s husband, a
construction contractor: his loss of drywall installation work to a rival who
employs undocumented immigrants. “I got underbid on Al’s job,” Dan, the
husband, explains to Roseanne. “He’s using illegals… It ain’t right, Rosie.
These guys are so desperate they’ll work for nothing, and we’re getting screwed
in the process.”
This scene got its share of pushback.[…]
Read the full article:
https://mronline.org/2018/06/18/roseanne-immigration-and-the-unasked-question/
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