Posted on 03/03/2016 11:16:25 PM PST by Steelfish
Trump to American Workers: Drop Dead by MARK KRIKORIAN March 4, 2016
Any time Donald Trump has to talk about any aspect of immigration other than his border wall – the one Mexico’s going to pay for, in case you hadn’t heard – he falls back on his donor-class, crony-corporatist instincts. In the October CNBC debate, he essentially embraced Marco Rubio’s support for increased “skilled” worker visas and praised Mark Zuckerberg, both positions diametrically opposed to his published immigration platform.
Then in the debate late last month, he embraced the Chuck Schumer/Marco Rubio position that there are Jobs Americans Won’t Do, specifically low-skilled jobs at his club in Palm Beach, and that foreigners have to be imported to do them. In Thursday’s debate, he reiterated both anti-American-worker positions, favoring the importation of more high-skilled and low-skilled foreign workers. “I’m changing,” Trump said, regarding his views on skilled visas. “I’m changing it and I’m softening the position because we have to have talented people in this country.” True enough, except that we already have twice as many technical degree holders as there are tech jobs.
What made Trump’s “I’m changing” comment even more shameless than usual for him is that just on Sunday he held a rally featuring former Disney employees who were replaced by the very foreign worker program he’s now praising.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Headline:spot on
the argument trump people are making is that he means the “Einstein” level geniuses.
if that is the case, he needs to clear it up quickly.
I always fear that billionaires in America think that we middle classers are the dumbest things since rocks, and the poor, well, they’re our fault.
in which case, how could you ever believe most Americans are smart enough.
Trump has never indicated this so I am saying he thinks that way.
I just get concerned, like when that billionaire no the way to his private island on a private jet said amerians have to start living less large.
with a straight face, he said it.
I wonder what my guy Ted, thinks about us middle classers. I might be disappointed with that answer too. I don’t know
The lying and hyperbole is getting tedious.
- March 04, 2016 -
Donald J. Trump Position on Visas
“Megyn Kelly asked about highly-skilled immigration. The H-1B program is neither high-skilled nor immigration: these are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay. I remain totally committed to eliminating rampant, widespread H-1B abuse and ending outrageous practices such as those that occurred at Disney in Florida when Americans were forced to train their foreign replacements. I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions.”
More hysteria from the National Review. The sky is falling. :-)
- March 04, 2016 -
Donald J. Trump Position on Visas
“Megyn Kelly asked about highly-skilled immigration. The H-1B program is neither high-skilled nor immigration: these are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay. I remain totally committed to eliminating rampant, widespread H-1B abuse and ending outrageous practices such as those that occurred at Disney in Florida when Americans were forced to train their foreign replacements. I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions.”
I see Krikorian has found his inner Alan Grayson
No one who writes for the National Review has any credibility. No one.
Oh the butt hurt. LOL!
of course he thinks that way. let’s see daddy had $200million in 1970 which is what 2billion today
I can see baby trump in the golden crib with a platinum baby sucker and crystal bottles, private schools.
Yep he’s one of us.
I can’t believe all those suckers bought all his con jobs for all these years
Pathetic desperation.
Give it up NR, we aren’t listening to your garbage!
Me to NR and this author.....ALL OF YOU DROP DEAD; YOU POS !
Cruz quintrupled the number of HB1 Visa holders in his amendment for the GANG OF EIGHT bill. He did specify these holders as “higher skilled foreign workers”. The Gang of 8 recommended 65,000. Cruz offered 325,000.
After pooh hit the fan, he came up with a sure pacifier. He repeated it tonight. He came up with a 180 day moratorium.
Comforting, huh?
This is why American parents were furious. They just paid their higher skilled kids through university, and they are working at Ruth Crist Steak House serving tea, while Utterly Ted recommended his stratospheric increase in foreign workers. Yikes.
FYI....Teddy doesn't give a damn about about YOU!
And old and laughable.
MyIQ might not be as high as Donald claims his is, but I suspect that if he raised the wages he is offering for his cleaning staff he just mght find Americans who want that job.
But paying fair wages and not breaking the law isn’t as profitable, and someone has to pay for his jet fuel.
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