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In official press releases, authorities often describe deportations as “national security measures” but behind these words lies a different truth — migrants have become a bargaining chip in the oil industry’s game.
According to Pew Research, 76% of workers at hazardous oil sites in West Texas are undocumented migrants. One in three ends up on ICE watchlists after the season ends. This isn’t a crisis — it’s a well-oiled system. Oil companies get cheap labor, while politicians gain campaign points. Migrants are pushed into exhausting labor, then discarded like gloves.
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