Red state Dem faces fury for suggesting illegal aliens should replace American workers

A Democratic candidate for U.S.Senate from Arkansas is facing scrutiny for comments she recently made on a podcast suggesting that illegal alien workers are more valuable than their American counterparts."I want to talk about the fact that our immigration system is backlogged, bureaucratic and doesn't actually help anybody, including American employers who want folks who want to follow the law," Hallie Shoffner said on the "Free Arkansas Podcast" during an hour-long discussion about a wide spectrum of political issues.Shoffner, a farmer, is running against Sen.

Tom Cotton, R-Ark.in the deep red state.DEM SENATE NOMINEE CHANGES TUNE ON ICE AFTER VOWING NOT 'ONE MORE DIME' FOR AGENCYLeft: Democratic Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner, who is running in Arkansas, is under fire for a recent comment suggesting that farmers prefer hiring illegal immigrants over Americans because of their work ethic.

Right: Norman Greer, 84, and William Ballard (L) repair a grain table on Greer's farm as the threat of rain delays their plans to harvest soybeans on October 11, 2021 in Princeton, Indiana.(Ark.

Agricultural Experiment Station, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Scott Olson/Getty Images)She continued by saying she had a discussion with a fellow farmer, who she said was a Republican, about foreign labor."Labor is a huge issue, especially when you don't have a large workforce," she said."And every farmer will tell you, 'yeah, at one point we did, or still do, employ undocumented immigrants.'" And it's absolutely ridiculous that these folks are being rounded up because they're hardworking people.

They're some of the best people we know.""And honestly, we'd trade five Americans just for one of them because of how hard they work," she said.Shoffner then demanded a pathway for illegal aliens to work in the United States legally, claiming "when they're good workers, we pay them well, they're good workers, they spend money here [and] they have family here."Cotton's campaign accuse...