Early on the morning of May 27, a truck carrying six Nicaraguan nationals was stopped by police on U.S. Route 1 on Sugarloaf Key, a few miles short of the southern limit of the continental United States. All six men were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be returned to their home country.
The case of these six aliens gained national attention the next month when their employer, Vincent Scardina of A Plus Roofing in Key West, was interviewed by the local NBC affiliate. Scardina fought back tears as he discussed the emotional toll these men’s deportation had taken. Scardina, who voted for Donald Trump in November, was framed as a classic case of “buyer’s remorse.”
Such cases have been rolled out by the mainstream media at regular intervals since the new administration took office: a small business owner—always white, 60-something, red-blooded, red-capped—who thought the enforcement of immigration law would only apply to the rapists and murderers, and not to the fine people he has employed at cut rates, undermining American workers for the last 30-odd years.
These sad sacks of the petite bourgeoisie are unlikely to garner the sympathy anticipated by eager news producers. From the left, they can expect only schadenfreude: in every tear from every MAGA roofer, a tiny fraction of the sadistic fantasies of Kamala’s bravest warriors fulfilled. Their sympathy is reserved for Hamasnik grad students and “Maryland fathers” credibly accused of human trafficking. From the right, there should be just one question: Why isn’t he behind bars with his workers?
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