Koch groups ask White House to spare work visas

The Hill ^ | 6/12/20 | RAFAEL BERNAL

[rintintin]

Two groups affiliated with conservative mega-donor Charles Koch asked Thursday for top administration officials to reconsider a plan that would reportedly curtail the issuance of most temporary work visas.

In a letter to National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and senior White House advisor Jared Kushner, top representatives of Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and the Libre Initiative requested "that this administration refrain from imposing additional barriers on non-immigrant visas."

The letter, signed by AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner and Libre Initiative President Daniel Garza, argues that recovery from the 2008 financial crisis was in large part driven by immigrant workers and innovators.

[ncalburt]

This evil Never Trumper Globalist
hates Trump and fought him .
He brought an evicted guest / enemy to his FL resort .
Got kicked out .
Dumb ass crook Globalist Jared had this evil man to the WH for dinner .
This is a evil open borders Jared move.

[rintintin]

Unfortunately, Trump has caved to Kochs quite a bit

[sheehan]

Jared Kushner knows nothing about immigration, except to sell out.

Sad to hear Stephen Miller not part of the conversation, but I think his wife has the chinese virus.

[zeugma]

NO! Or failing that, how about F**k no!

Pretty much agreed with that. My first thought was 'piss off Koch'.

[unclebankster]

Trump has to work with the factions that make up the Republican Party.

Unfortunately the Koch enterprises are major Republican donors.

[Pelham]

"Aren’t these guys the ones who only pretend to be conservative Americans?

Yes.

[catnipman]

F the koch’s: they’re globalist anit-trumpers who finance anti-trump ads and candidates ...

[Pelham]

“The Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity is opening its doors to backing Democrats running for office in 2019 and 2020.”

“Historically the political network has only backed Republicans.”

“The move to open its doors to Democrats comes after recent disagreements with lawmakers and Trump on how they’ve handled the immigration status of Dreamers. The two sides have also disagreed on trade policy.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/06/koch-network-open-to-democrats-as-expands-political-engagement.html

[Pelham]

Not anymore.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/06/koch-network-open-to-democrats-as-expands-political-engagement.html

[Bigg Red]

One of my favorites.

[grey_whiskers]

If he goes through with it, but makes it PERMANENT, 50-state landslide.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The chief engineers of the Cheap Labor Express.

[rintintin]

“Trump has to work with the factions that make up the Republican Party.”

If Kochs didn’t support him against Hillary ( or so I’ve heard) , I’m not sure you’re right that he has to work with them.

[neverevergiveup]

If you want some insight into the thinking of some people with this kind of wealth, watch the movie “Sour Grapes”. It's about a now convicted con man, Rudy Kurniawan, who swindled a bunch of wealthy wine connoisseurs - including Bill Koch, the brother of the well known Koch brothers. He got swindled out of probably <$1,000,000, but spent something like $36 million going after Kurniawan.

[unclebankster]

Thanks Pelham.

I’ve reconsidered my position on Trump and Koch.

Trump should tell them to get lost.

The base of the Democratic Party hate Koch, like we hate Soros. I will be taunting them about their new buddies.

[unclebankster]

He doesn’t have to work with them.

My earlier position was wrong.

Pelham posted information I was unaware of.

[Amberdawn]

Tell me how Libertarians are such good Americans again?

[Alas Babylon!]

Daniel Garza, argues that recovery from the 2008 financial crisis was in large part driven by immigrant workers and innovators.

What a steaming, smelly pile of falsehoods and fake platitudes.

[sgt_lau]

The Koch brothers are Libertarian, not conservative.

[Seaplaner]

Unfortunately the Koch enterprises are major Republican donors.

Perhaps the GOP is not as "For Sale" as sometimes in its past?

We'll see.

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