Leigh Marcotte

Retired hospital lab technologist, passions are science, space exploration, and machine knitting. Married, 1A and 2A, MAGA

[Leigh Marcotte @labtechleigh]

1/ The people mapping America's "healthy democracy" ecosystem defined citizens without regard to immigration status.

On a Dec 2023 Zoom call, they also said SPLC and ACLU definitions decide who counts as "hate."

Here's who was on that call, and where it leads. 🧵

[Leigh Marcotte @labtechleigh]

@LarryTaunton Democrats intend to destroy the country with help from Republicans. 👇
https://t.co/VP01XvgSn7

[Scott Mechkowski @ScottMechkowski]

🌾 CONGRESS IS SLIPPING AMNESTY INTO A FARM LABOR BILL

Don't take my word for it. Read the official summary from the Congressional Research Service.

H.R. 9535, the "Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act." Sponsored by House Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson. 61 cosponsors, 52 of them Republicans.

One line tells you everything. The bill "establishes an H-2A visa pathway for current unauthorized agricultural workers who otherwise meet requirements."

Current unauthorized workers. People who are here illegally right now.

The sponsor's pitch: "With the border now secure, it is time to address these shortcomings."

The border is more secure because we finally started enforcing the law. You don't reward that by handing a visa to the people who broke it.

And the timing couldn't be worse. Monday night the President said, "We haven't put the same pressure on waitresses and on farmworkers, etc. Not even close." That's exactly the opening this bill's supporters have been waiting for.

We've seen this movie before. In 1986 Congress created the Special Agricultural Worker program, and it was riddled with fraud, with applicants claiming farm work they never did. My career taught me that every carve-out turns into a business model. Make farm work the safe lane and the fake employment letters will show up by the truckload.

Farmers have a real labor problem and I'm not dismissing it. Fix H-2A. Speed it up. Cut the red tape. Let it run year-round. That's legal labor and I'll support it.

But a visa for people who are here illegally isn't a workforce plan. It's amnesty in overalls.

Call your representative and ask one question: are you one of the 61?

@POTUS @StephenM @RealTomHoman @SecMullinDHS @ICEgov @HouseAgGOP @CongressmanGT @Jim_Jordan @JudiciaryGOP @Phase2Deport @NICEnforcement @itsyourgov

[Leigh Marcotte @labtechleigh]

52 Republicans signed on to give illegal farmworkers visas.

[Scott Mechkowski @ScottMechkowski]

🌾 CONGRESS IS SLIPPING AMNESTY INTO A FARM LABOR BILL

Don't take my word for it. Read the official summary from the Congressional Research Service.

H.R. 9535, the "Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act." Sponsored by House Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson. 61 cosponsors, 52 of them Republicans.

One line tells you everything. The bill "establishes an H-2A visa pathway for current unauthorized agricultural workers who otherwise meet requirements."

Current unauthorized workers. People who are here illegally right now.

The sponsor's pitch: "With the border now secure, it is time to address these shortcomings."

The border is more secure because we finally started enforcing the law. You don't reward that by handing a visa to the people who broke it.

And the timing couldn't be worse. Monday night the President said, "We haven't put the same pressure on waitresses and on farmworkers, etc. Not even close." That's exactly the opening this bill's supporters have been waiting for.

We've seen this movie before. In 1986 Congress created the Special Agricultural Worker program, and it was riddled with fraud, with applicants claiming farm work they never did. My career taught me that every carve-out turns into a business model. Make farm work the safe lane and the fake employment letters will show up by the truckload.

Farmers have a real labor problem and I'm not dismissing it. Fix H-2A. Speed it up. Cut the red tape. Let it run year-round. That's legal labor and I'll support it.

But a visa for people who are here illegally isn't a workforce plan. It's amnesty in overalls.

Call your representative and ask one question: are you one of the 61?

@POTUS @StephenM @RealTomHoman @SecMullinDHS @ICEgov @HouseAgGOP @CongressmanGT @Jim_Jordan @JudiciaryGOP @Phase2Deport @NICEnforcement @itsyourgov

[Kimberly Wexler MA JD @KimWexlerMAJD]

The NGO network that funds and coordinates migration through the Western Hemisphere remains funded and operational 🤦🏼‍♀️

The Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (“R4V”) budgeted $763 million for 2026.

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

Amazing article here by @iamlisalogan.

https://t.co/H2TUTqv4Wu

[Leigh Marcotte @labtechleigh]

NCL "Classification of the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem," Nov 2023: https://t.co/Rykjja4vQr
Archived July 19, 2024: https://t.co/rFp7VLaTTG
Mediators Foundation BTA/Healthy Democracy Hubs map: League of Women Voters (Core Partners); Rank the Vote, Voters Not Politicians, Equal Vote Coalition, Center for Ballot Freedom (National Support).

[Leigh Marcotte @labtechleigh]

1/ The people mapping America's "healthy democracy" ecosystem defined citizens without regard to immigration status.

On a Dec 2023 Zoom call, they also said SPLC and ACLU definitions decide who counts as "hate."

Here's who was on that call, and where it leads. 🧵

[Leigh Marcotte @labtechleigh]

10/ Put it together:

• NCL's map defines "citizens" with no regard to immigration status
• Its classification says "a democracy, by definition, gives eligible citizens the right to vote"
• SPLC and ACLU definitions decide who counts as "hate"
• The Mediators Foundation hubs map includes voting groups: League of Women Voters, Rank the Vote, Voters Not Politicians, Equal Vote
• RAD's strategists planned for governors to become "the leading, governing authority"

Who gets to vote in that democracy? 🧵🔚