{"id":497352,"date":"2022-10-01T00:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T21:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nancy-pelosi-says-florida-needs-migrants-to-pick-crops\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T00:42:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T21:42:17","slug":"nancy-pelosi-says-florida-needs-migrants-to-pick-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nancy-pelosi-says-florida-needs-migrants-to-pick-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nancy Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to &#8216;pick crops&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35ff4a298ce\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35ff4a298ce\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nancy-pelosi-says-florida-needs-migrants-to-pick-crops\/#%E2%80%9CNancy_Pelosi_says_Florida_needs_migrants_to_%E2%80%98pick_crops%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nancy Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to &#8216;pick crops&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Nancy Pelosi says Florida needs migrants to &#8216;pick crops'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caused outrage Friday when she attempted to justify waves of illegal migration to the US by claiming Florida farmers needed the new arrivals to \u201cpick the crops down there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The California Democrat made the stunning remarks during a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference at which she  agreed that US has a responsibility to secure the border, but should also \u201crecognize the importance of newcomers to our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, the best thing that we can do for our economy is comprehensive immigration reform,\u201d Pelosi told reporters after being asked if she thought the southern border was secure following more than two million arrests of illegal crossers over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a shortage of workers in our country, and you see even in Florida, some of the farmers and the growers saying: \u2018Why are you shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here,&#8217;\u201d she mused.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/immigrants-pelosi.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nancy Pelosi\" class=\"wp-image-24080546\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/immigrants-pelosi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/immigrants-pelosi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/immigrants-pelosi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/immigrants-pelosi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/immigrants-pelosi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Florida farmers want migrants to stay in the state to help \u201cpick crops.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Without mentioning any names, Pelosi\u2019s comments were an obvious dig at Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis after he orchestrated the transfer of dozens of migrants from Texas to the wealthy liberal enclave of Martha\u2019s Vineyard in Massachusetts earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 fellow Republican governors \u2014 Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona \u2014 have already bussed hundreds of migrants to so-called \u201csanctuary cities\u201d, including New York and Washington DC, this year. <\/p>\n<p>Pelosi received furious backlash on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> \u2014 with many accusing her of suggesting the US should take open its borders to take advantage of \u201ccheap foreign labor.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Arizona GOP Rep. Andy Biggs <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1575932321273782272\">tweeted<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s clear Pelosi and Democrats are exploiting illegal aliens and only view them as cheap labor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/martha-vineyard-immigrants-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Migrants gather at Martha's Vineyard\" class=\"wp-image-24080564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/martha-vineyard-immigrants-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/martha-vineyard-immigrants-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/martha-vineyard-immigrants-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dozens of migrants were shipped to Martha\u2019s Vineyard earlier this from Texas \u2014 via Florida. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/desantis-immigrants.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ron DeSantis\" class=\"wp-image-24080575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/desantis-immigrants.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/desantis-immigrants.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/desantis-immigrants.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pelosi\u2019s comments <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to be a dig at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after he shipped dozens of migrants to Martha\u2019s Vineyard earlier this month. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA Today Network\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other critics accused Pelosi of racism for stereotyping migrants as farm workers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNancy Pelosi thinks immigrants should be picking crops,\u201d the Republican National Committee\u2019s RNC Latinos <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCLatinos\/status\/1575942975145713664\">Twitter account posted<\/a>. \u201cWhen Democrats show you their true colors, believe them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard to believe immigrants who have become American citizens are starting to vote Republican when the leader of the congressional Democrat party views them only as fruit pickers,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NathanWurtzel\/status\/1575950583382556685\">tweeted Republican consultant <\/a>Nathan Wurtzel.<\/p>\n<p>The Federation for American Immigration Reform <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FAIRImmigration\/status\/1575890246935666688\">added<\/a>: \u201cFor Democrats, mass immigration checks two boxes: 1. More future voters 2. Cheap foreign labor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNancy Pelosi truly is the spitting image of Lucille Bluth,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason_howerton\/status\/1575879732482433028\">Jason Howerton said<\/a>, referring to the \u201cArrested Development\u201d character played by Jessica Walter. \u201cSo out of touch it almost feels like satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Martha\u2019s Vineyard migrant flight is the gift that just keeps on giving,\u201d cracked Washington Examiner <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conncarroll\/status\/1575887617438146563\">commentary editor Conn Carroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want you to imagine for a second what would happen if Trump said \u2018we need the immigrants down south to pick our crops\u2019 instead of Pelosi,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalebJHull\/status\/1575886352620879873\">mused Caleb Hull<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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