Posted on 02/20/2020 11:40:00 AM PST by Mariner
The White House can't get its broad immigration proposal moving, so officials are pursuing a narrow deal that would please the business community but might go against the president's campaign promise to reduce overall immigration.
In recent months, the administration has been in talks with senators about legislation that would create new categories of temporary worker visas or lengthen the allotted stays for those workers, among other possible changes, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
A White House official confirmed the ongoing negotiations on the guest worker proposal and said the effort is an attempt to generate action on a smaller immigration proposal after a larger one stalled and won few adherents.
“We’ve also been listening to stakeholders,” the official said. “We’ve also developed points of view on what the temporary system should look like.”
A broadening of temporary worker visas is a policy change the business community has long sought, arguing companies in industries like construction and agriculture can't hire enough workers to meet demand. But immigration activists seeking to reduce migration worry such changes would raise the number of foreigners coming to the U.S.
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Typical of our government and wall street to look for the short cut. But you nailed it. Quadruple the child tax exemption. Do the hard work of rebuilding the moral base of the nation where young women do not treat abortion as a fun sacrament. Rebuild family encouraging policies. But thats hard, so they want to fill the nation with mexicans, arabs, and africans.
My daughter in Texas was recently horrified that the Blue Shield insurance offered by a large company offered her free abortion for any reason and at any point. BUT anything related to pregnancy or childbirth incurred a 3500 deductible surcharge.
Nah, we’re cool, troll on...
Fake news to divide Trump supporters!
And some of us would prefer that those people be well-paid Americans rather than poorly-paid foreigners.
I agree. I wouldn’t advocate allowing ANY unskilled immigrants into this country.
Look at you pearl clutching like a trained poodle over a Politico hit piece WITHOUT A SINGLE NAMED SOURCE!!
This is typical Democrat BS, and you fall for it every time!!!
Raising the tax exemption for children sounds like a great idea until you realize it hasn’t worked anywhere in the industrialized world.
“Raising the tax exemption for children sounds like a great idea until you realize it hasn’t worked anywhere in the industrialized world.”
Links?
Nothing stops you from buying only American-made products.
We need workers esp in the agriculture community... so what’s so bad about giving these people green cards..?
Just one quick link here. These countries have some of the lowest birth rates in the history of human civilization.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_bonus
Nothing.
I just don’t want large populations of people from foreign countries moving here no matter what the reason is.
I don’t mind some workers coming. I don’t mind legal immigration. I’m not looking for large amounts though.
I’m not a big fan of various large muslim communities we have here now. I’m not a fan of that at all.
You are definitely not intelligent enough to understand. Stick with coloring books.
Yes, because they hire idiots to write software for the Space Shuttle.
Gets tricky when the foreigners are working in America.
So offer an American wage and get American workers.
Dazzle us with your intellect - explain why foreign workers are "needed."
It doesn’t take much for you guys does it? I guess George Washington would have lost your vote as well if you didn’t do something you didn’t approve of.
"Some people did some things."
Immigration is a nation-defining issue, not just "something."
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