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> reduce immigration, mass deportation of illegals saving trillions of dollars in education and other costs

That is actually going to drive home construction rates though the roof. Part of the labor shortage in construction is a result of reduced illegal immigration. Who could ever tell by the day laborers standing in front of Home Depot that illegal immigration was so entangled with construction?

> end the green energy initiatives that are costing the state billions,

So cede the entire green energy to China? Smart, it would also solve our illegal immigration problem as the USA would be less desirable economically.

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Illegal immigrants take good paying jobs away from Americans. Employers seek illegal immigrants to lower their labor costs which is good for them but bad for the economy. It’s also morally wrong for 2 reasons: immigration is motivated by white genocide, and 2, it is a substitute for slavery by exploiting immigrants for their cheap manual labor. Green energy might be good for the long term but it is crushing the economy right now during the homelessness crisis.

Then why is there a huge labor shortage in home building construction? Were all those Americans who are out there to do those well paying home building jobs? Are they at home watching FoxNews while complaining about illegal immigrants stealing their jobs to notice that their is still a labor shortage, especially in home building?

Green energy has nothing to do with the homelessness crisis. Yes, it might someday take away those well paying oil extraction jobs and replace them with wind turbine and solar panel installation jobs, but economically is positive or a no-op for everyone else.

The labor shortage is caused by crippling regulations on home building especially in California. Do you really think that Americans are unwilling to work construction jobs? The influx of so many illegals is suppressing wages and destroying the industry for American labor. The reason to vote Republican in 2024 is the same as in 1850: to end slavery, and the reason to vote Democrat is also the same, to preserve the institution of slavery.

Green energy provides negative return on investment, does not create jobs, and those funds could be better allocated solving homelessness.

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