Topic: Cotton Picking

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Representative Jasmine Crockett and Senator Chuck Schumer are criticized for suggesting that illegal immigration is necessary to replace a declining domestic labor force. Crockett's comments regarding Americans being "done picking cotton" are interpreted as a sign of a cultural shift toward a service-based economy that devalues manual labor. The discussion argues that the U.S. was stronger when it valued hard work and stay-at-home motherhood over corporate careers and imported labor.