Subway Sales and a Trump Supporter's Ironic Hypocrisy

My friend's mom is a manager at Subway, overseeing two locations. One of these stores is conveniently located right next to a Home Depot. The morning rush is typically fueled by migrant workers who gather in the parking lot for jobs, grabbing sandwiches and coffee to start their day.

Lately, though, sales have dropped significantly. The owner of the Subway—a vocal Trump supporter—got frustrated and asked my friend's mom why business was slowing down. She explained that most of their morning customers are those migrant workers. But with Trump-era immigration policies, deportation threats, and rumors of checkpoints, many of these workers are staying home to avoid risking their safety.

And you know what the owner said? "That’s Biden’s fault."

The kicker? My friend’s mom is undocumented, and so are most of the employees at the Subway—hired by her. The owner, blissfully unaware, relies on her to run the place and keep the staff in line. But if the fear of raids grows and my friend’s mom or the employees stop feeling safe enough to work, who’s the owner going to hire then?

How funny is that? The same policies they support might just leave them with no customers and no employees.