From a NumbersUSA email I received:
Sens. Mikulski & Specter push to break cap on H-2B low-skill workers — keeping more Americans unemployed
The federal government released the numbers for jobless claims from the first week of February on Thursday and the numbers jumped another 170,000. Yet, as American workers continue to lose their jobs, Senators Barbara Mikulski, Arlen Specter and 23 other cosponsors have proposed legislation exempting tens of thousands of former H-2B holders from the current cap of 66,000. If passed, S. 388 could triple the number of less-educated foreign workers in the country taking jobs away from less-educated American workers.
Take action now by visiting your Action Buffet. You’ll find new faxes to send hammering the Senators that have cosponsored S. 388 and faxes to thank those Senators that have not sponsored the bill. Stop Congress from taking jobs away from young American adults and the undereducated. You can also read Roy’s blog on the topic that uses Dr. Steve Camarota’s recent report showing how unemployment is impacting the less-educated
Thanks,
Chris Chmielenski
NumbersUSA Website Editor
Sens. Mikulski & Specter’s H-2B bill multiplies less-educated foreign workers to keep less-educated Americans unemployed
By Roy Beck, Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Latest data reveal 1.6 million American young adults (18-29) with only a high school degree who are looking for a job but can’t find one. Yet, Sens. Mikulski and Specter have introduced a bill to double or triple the visas for less-educated foreign workers over the next three years. And 24 Senators have already co-sponsored the bill!
Who are the 24 traitors that voted for this bill?
If we are in a crisis and unemployment is rampant, then there are no jobs for these people. If there are, in fact, jobs, then let’s give them to our own citizens and attack those unemployment numbers.
Dear Pennsylvania, PLEASE vote this turd out of the senate next election. I don’t care who you replace him with. I would rather have a democrat than a turncoat republican who keeps stabbing this country in the back. Republicans need to cut the dead wood out or they’ll all be dragged down.
BTT!
I wish Specter would go choke on a pretzel.
We have multitudes of unemployed technology workers, and fewer jobs because of the economy. And he thinks we need more non citizen applicants for the few jobs that are left?
This idiot must thinks he’s in the Indian parliament.
Right. These are clearly the types of businesses that will be seeing an increase in business during this economic downturn, requiring more foreigners to run them.
What's the real reason for increasing the caps on these workers?
-PJ