On H1B Visas: Scott Walker Will Fight For American Workers, Senators Cruz and Rubio Not So Much.

One of the few intelligent and worthwhile things that John Maynard Keynes contributed to society is the following quote “When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?” Governor Scott Walker’s information has recently changed.

Remember that Governor Walker had the guts to back down the Progressive Establishment in The Democratic Party of Wisconsin. It thus comes as no surprise that he also has the guts to take on the increasingly progressive and less pro-American pro-immigration caucus in the GOP. Walker explains his qualms concerning this headlong rush to replace domestic American workers below.

Walker said Monday in an interview with Glenn Beck that the first priority in considering legal immigration policy should be the wages and jobs of American workers. “In terms of legal immigration… it is a fundamentally lost issue by many in elected positions today, is what is this doing for American workers looking for jobs, what is this doing to wages,” he said, according to Breitbart News.

Why would Governor Walker become so xenophobic and perform such an 180-degree Olympic flip-flop? Well here’s what the Congressional Research Service found when examining data on immigration and cost of labor.

Wages and share of income for the bottom 90 percent of American wage-earners declined over the past 40 years, as the foreign-born population increased dramatically, data requested by the Senate Judiciary Committee shows. Since 1970, the foreign-born population of the U.S. increased 325 percent, the Congressional Research Service found, while wages for the bottom 90 percent of earners decreased by 8 percent and their share of income by 16 percent.

But isn’t correlation insufficient proof of causation? Don’t we all enjoy gains from trade in labor, just like we would any other commodity openly hawked in unrestrained trade? This is what Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post had to say in a recent assault against Governor Walker’s proposal to examine immigration policy based on how it impacts the earning power of American labor. Anything other than the unlimited opening of the borders to immigration is now “nativist” you see.

“It’s not clear whether he understands that immigration is one way to boost economic growth,” Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin wrote condescendingly. “(There is replete evidence that immigration boosts revenue, growth and does not take jobs away from native-born workers.)” “We have remarked that the temptation in the GOP primary is to play to the loudest voices and the staunchest segment of the party, even though they do not represent a majority of voters in the party, let alone in the general electorate,” Rubin added.

And this should come as no surprise. The weight of “enlightened” opinion falls heavily on the American IT professionals being replaced by H1B Visas. Particularly in Florida, the home state of Presidential Contender Marco Rubio. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) responds to the misery being inflicted on intelligent, hard-working Floridians in the IT field as follows.

Rubio’s “I-squared” bill would triple the number of temporary guest workers businesses could bring into the country every year, and allow for a virtually unlimited number of university-based green cards. The big businesses backing this bill and clamoring for more guest workers insist they can’t find enough Americans willing or able to fill certain “high-skilled” jobs. Rubio obviously agrees and has argued more guest workers and immigration generally will result in more jobs for Americans.

Cruz, who announced his presidential bid this morning, once proposed an immediate increase in the base H-1B cap from 65,000 to 325,000. Cruz offered the H-1B increase as an amendment in 2013 to the Senate’s comprehensive immigration bill. Cruz’s amendment was defeated by the Senate’s Judiciary Committee, which approved an 180,000 H-1B cap increase in the comprehensive immigration bill. The House never acted on this legislation.

So if you’re at Disney and you’re sitting next to your replacement worker training him right now, you can listen once again to that flowery oratory from Senator Cruz about how we just can’t find enough qualified engineers, mathematicians and IT guys to keep our modern economy humming. It just must make you proud to be an American – if there is such a thing anymore. Oh, and like Disney CEO Bob Iger ordered, you’d better keep a nice, sunny attitude going while you train that replacement worker.

xzins, thank you for contacting the Cruz campaign on the issue of legal immigration.

If Ted Cruz alters his position, it will come only if more recent evidence contradicts and disproves the studies and data he relied on in 2013 and not from political expediency for an election. In 2013, he was honestly convinced that raising the cap of H-1B visas would promote jobs and economic growth. If a preponderance of new facts on H-1B visas for STEM graduates support a modified stance, Cruz will NOT hold on to a position that harms U.S. workers or wages.

Why do I believe this of Cruz? I believe it because Cruz answered YES to the following question in the NumbersUSA candidate survey in 2012:

Oppose Unnecessary Worker Importation? Should Congress institute safeguards that will prevent importation of foreign workers (particularly on permanent visas) if their presence would threaten the jobs or depress the wages of American workers?

Incidentally, Cruz got a perfect score on the issue of illegal and legal immigration in the NumbersUSA candidate survey earning him the title of "True Reformer" and a grade of A+ since 2012.

I believe it will have to be evidence showing that the country as a whole suffers from the policy and not isolated cases in a few companies.

Most importantly, I trust Cruz believes what he says on the issues of legal and illegal immigration and will act accordingly before and after an election.

I believe it will have to be evidence showing that the country as a whole suffers from the policy and not isolated cases in a few companies.

Profoundly ridiculous statement. The H1B visa scam has been happening since the 1980s. Hewlett-Packard was renamed "Hewlett-Patel" by it's American workers back around 1990.

I worked at another Silicon Valley company and my department had the "train your replacement policy" way back then.

How many Hindus were their in America when we were kids? Almost none. Now they are everywhere, almost everyone one of them has displaced American workers by definition.

The statements by Cruz above make me question his judgement, if he can't sort out something as easy to see as the devastating impact of H1Bs on American STEM workers I'm amazed.

New or more data is not needed. Any fair examination of the existing data will suffice. The chart at the top of this article is a good place to start.

Walker is the man. He has acted against the liberal darkness, he has taken immense heat from them, trashing the capital, threatening his family, he stood and stood strong against every liberal spear thrown at him and the citizens rewarded him for it.

He is the first one to say that there are hundreds of thousands of IT workers being laid off, we don’t need more IT workers, we have plenty of them.

BTW where are most of the foreign born IT workers schooled? In Mexico, India, China, or the USA?

From what someone posted on another thread, in the future, H-1B visas may not necessarily be limited to IT workers

To: bushwon

And if you think H1B abuse will stay limited to Information Technology pros forever - think again:

http://www.h1base.com/content/h1boccupations

Below is a list of all the Jobs / Occupations that qualify to get issued an H1B visa (they are Not listed in any specific preference or order)

Occupations In Architecture, Engineering, And Surveying
Architectural Occupations,
Aeronautical Engineering Occupations,
Electrical/ Electronics Engineering Occupations,
Civil Engineering Occupations,
Ceramic Engineering Occupations,
Mechanical Engineering Occupations,
Chemical Engineering Occupations,
Mining And Petroleum Engineering Occupations,
Metallurgy And Metallurgical Engineering Occupations,
Industrial Engineering Occupations,
Agricultural Engineering Occupations,
Marine Engineering Occupations,
Nuclear Engineering Occupations,
Drafters,
Surveying/ Cartographic Occupations,
Other Occupations In Architecture, Engineering, And Surveying.

Occupations In Mathematics And Physical Sciences
Occupations In Mathematics,
Occupations In Astronomy,
Occupations In Chemistry,
Occupations In Physics,
Occupations In Geology,
Occupations In Meteorology,
Other Occupations In Mathematics And Physical Sciences

Computer Science & IT, and Telecom Occupations
Occupations In Systems Analysis And Programming,
Occupations In Data Communications And Networks,
Occupations In Computer System User Support,
Occupations In Computer System Technical Support,
Other Computer-Related Occupations

Occupations In Life Sciences
Occupations In Agricultural Sciences,
Occupations In Biological Sciences,
Occupations In Psychology,
Other Occupations In Life Sciences

Occupations In Medicine And Health
Physicians And Surgeons,
Osteopaths,
Dentists,
Veterinarians,
Pharmacists,
Registered Nurses,
Therapists,
Dieticians,
Occupations In Medical And Dental Technology,
Other Occupations In Medicine And Health

Occupations In Education & Research
Occupations In College And University Education,
Occupations In Secondary School Education,
Occupations In Preschool, Primary School, And Kindergarten Education,
Occupations In Education Of Persons With Disabilities,
Home Economists And Farm Advisers,
Occupations In Vocational Education,
Other Occupations In Education

Occupations in Writing and Languages
Writers,
Editors: Publication, Broadcast, And Script,
Other Occupations In Writing

Occupations in Finance and Administrative Specializations
Accountants, Auditors, And Related Occupations,
Budget And Management Systems Analysis Occupations,
Purchasing Management Occupations,
Sales And Distribution Management Occupations,
Advertising Management Occupations,
Public Relations Management Occupations,
Personnel Administration Occupations,
Inspectors And Investigators, Managerial And Public Service,
Other Administrative Occupations

Occupations in Business Management & Administration
Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing Industry Managers And Officials,
Mining Industry Managers And Officials,
Construction Industry Managers And Officials,
Manufacturing Industry Managers And Officials,
Transportation, Communication, And Utilities Industry Managers And Officials,
Wholesale And Retail Trade Managers And Officials,
Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate Managers And Officials
Service Industry Managers And Officials,
Public Administration Managers And Officials,
Miscellaneous Managers And Officials

OTHER Specialty Occupations as listed below
Occupations In Economics,
Occupations In Political Science,
Occupations In History,
Occupations In Sociology,
Occupations In Anthropology,
Other Occupations In Social Sciences,
Librarians,
Archivists,
Museum Curators And Related Occupations,
Other Occupations In Museum, Library, And Archival Sciences,
Lawyers,
Judges,
Other Occupations In Law And Jurisprudence,
Clergy,
Other Occupations In Religion And Theology,
Commercial Artists: Designers And Illustrators, Graphic Arts,
Environmental, Product, And Related Designers,
Other Occupations In Art,
Occupations In Music,
Other Occupations In Entertainment And Recreation,
Occupations In Social And Welfare Work,
Miscellaneous Professional, Technical, And Managerial Occupations, Sales Promotion Occupations,
Fashion Models

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