[Alberta's Child]

Stephen Moore writes that "the firms that use these visas must affirm that they were not able to find comparably skilled American workers to do the jobs." That claim is generally false. Most firms are not even required to advertise the position before applying for an H-1B worker. (Recruiting Americans prior to applying for an H-1B is required only for employers deemed “H-1B dependent” or "willful violators.") Moore’s piece has remained uncorrected on the Dallas News site for six days and counting.

I've taken some grief here from Freepers when I suggest Moore is not a good choice for the Federal Reserve board, but this sort of thing illustrates his flaw perfectly. He's a political advisor first and foremost, which means he has published a number of things over the years that were done for the purpose of political advocacy but do not stand up to factual scrutiny.

I think he's a smart guy but some of the things he's written really rub me the wrong way.

[C19fan]

Stephen Moore and John Tamny, who writes a lot at Real Clear and appears on cable, are lackeys of the Chamber of Commerce.