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by helloooooooo 790 days ago
Republicans had better like this. This is literally the fundamental solution to the migrant situation at the southern border, economic development of the near south.
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I totally agree, but, and apologies for the political interjection, it hasn't seemed to me like "rationally workable solutions" has been top-of-mind for the Republican party for the past 8 years or so.
I'm guessing the GOP is more likely to support it because it's anti-business than because it'd help solve the root causes of immigration.

That's been a piece of their platform in recent years, especially after Trump got in. Here's a recap from 2022:

https://time.com/6261170/big-business-fell-out-love-with-gop...

Here's something from 2024. Arizona apparently wants to pass an anti-immigrant bill that analysts say will mostly lead to legal immigrants being incorrectly arrested, and disrupt industries such as construction, etc:

https://azmirror.com/2024/03/20/pro-immigrant-business-leade...

The opposition includes broad coalitions of Arizona business owners.