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and if you are against illegal immigration you get labeled a racist. When they say Americans won't do those jobs it simply means they won't work that cheap. Americans would pick fruit if they were paid the wages the market would dictate. The Republicans and sadly some Democrats don't believe in the free market when it comes to the common laborer. Americans see nothing wrong with a ball player or a CEO getting paid millions but they want someone to work for pennies so they can have cheap groceries.