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vharuckyesterday at 8:42 PM0 repliesview on HN

>I think he unfairly places the blame on the immigrants themselves, when the true culprits are the employers and system of black market employment.

The same thought formed in my head listening to that the other day. He even talked about how, as an independent contractor with his own business, he couldn't hire help. He refuses to pay undocumented immigrants under the table (kudos to him), and recognizes that hiring people legitimately would raise his costs too high above the competition. But then he latches onto the idea of deporting the immigrants instead of punishing businesses violating labor laws.

It's not that he apologized for the shady business owners. He didn't seem to ever consider it an option.