Posted on 11/14/2025 12:35:45 PM PST by Miami Rebel
Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sparked a wave of anger on the MAGA right this week when she boasted on Fox News that the administration had “sped up” the legal immigration process.
Noem...was asked by host Lawrence Jones to weigh in on the administration’s additional fees for H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers. President Donald Trump defended the visas.... saying America does not have enough “talented” workers to meet its needs.
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“Now, we’re going to keep using our visa programs. We’re just going to make sure that they have integrity, that we’re actually doing the vetting of the individuals who come into this country, that they want to be here for the right reasons...” Noem replied, adding:
"And that’s what I think is so remarkable: under the Trump administration, we’ve sped up our process and added integrity to the visa programs, to green cards, to all of that. But also, more people are becoming naturalized under this administration than ever before—more people becoming citizens—because we’re not just streamlining and building some processes back into our immigration policies.
"We’re also making sure that these individuals that are coming into our country and get that privilege actually are here for the right reasons....It’s remarkable what President Trump has done, and it’s because he’s a great leader. He’s a visionary, and this man is going to go down as a legend in history as our greatest president ever."
Noem was quickly dragged by prominent MAGA media influencers. The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh replied to a viral clip of her comments, “We do not want or need more people to become citizens.”
Steve Bannon’s White House correspondent Natalie Winters hit back, “Not sure what is worse: this actually happening or the admin thinking this is a ‘win.’”
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Sooo.... this means that a genuine American can score at least a six figure job if they have the correct skill set? Well by golly.... sign me up. I need to go back to work full time just to get a vacation around these parts.
No, we’re not for MORE legal immigration at this point.
We’ve so suppressed wages and increased housing costs with illegal and legal immigration that we’ve destroyed the American dream (and American culture) for much of the country.
We need to expel illegals and stop legal immigration for a good chunk of time in order to get our country back.
We are raising idiots at this point with our intentionally rotted school system, and we need to reverse that. Importing skilled workers is masking and delaying our dealing with that.
You are a globalist traitor. Worst kind almost subhuman.
Because it is useless to argue with a traitor.
Instantly saying no and denying speeds things up.
Ok the evidence is everywhere. You can think anything you want. Quit stalking me you weirdo globalist Free Traitor.
Nothing “belongs” to anybody.
Very high level AI programmers are very scarce.
You guys keep assuming any Schmo Joe can be a high level AI programmer given the training.
Well they can't.
BTW, did you complain so loudly when Biden was importing a staggering 20 million illegals mostly criminals to come grab American working class jobs and rape, murder American women?
Amazingly some are making it through the gauntlet of what passes for education these days. Witnessed it first-hand for over 15 years but this is Texas so there’s that. Mostly rural kids with some city kids thrown in as well as a few outliers being homeschooled. Believe me, you could tell the difference on the outliers... much more grounded and focused.
The only way to fix it is to start over as the libtards/commies are fully embedded in the educational system and have been for decades. Flush the whole rotten mess and have a super heavy duty plunger at the ready. This includes much of higher ed as well.
I find it difficult to believe that there is not enough “skilled” Americans for these jobs so yeah.... please stop importing people until we get this ship righted.
The problem is that the skilled job unemployed is in fact riddled with people who can’t pass the drug test and just don’t come to work.
If there is a job site accident involving a druggie, the costs from the resulting law suits are overwhelming. Insurers don’t allow such employees on your factory floor.
A second factor is just not coming to work. Although possessing the needed skills, many can’t be depended on every day to show up on time and ready to work.
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