“And the fact he would legalize those here illegally now....and increase immigration. “
Another poster said the opposite - that they’d be permanently ineligible for citizenship.
I think we need to get EXACTLY what Cruz’ stance on illegals is. Just as we need to know if Walker will flip back to being pro-amnesty. I’m not interested in being stabbed in the back by Republicans yet again. Once they are elected.
Increasing visas for legal skilled workers I can somewhat understand. Our schools have been dumbed down for a long time, and few of our students are majoring in technical areas anymore. They don’t have the background or the ability once they get to college.
The solution of courses to fix our education system, but that will take generations. At least one generation, and to huge fight to turn the schools over to conservatives. So his plan might be a temporary measure to get the economy back on track and get the skills we need to begin manufacturing again. At least I hope that’s what he’s thinking. He needs to verbalize it though. He’s not usually one to be politically correct and telling the truth about our schools shouldn’t be something he would balk on.
"Another poster said the opposite - that they’d be permanently ineligible for citizenship."
They are not exclusive.
THAT'S the amnesty scam. Politicians claim they are not for amnesty because they are not for citizenship.
That's how dumb the American Republican Electorate is.
They believe that matters. When, in fact, permanent residency is just as damaging to the republic.
Cruz supporters will vote in the legal, permanent residency of at least 12mil illegal aliens and think they have voted agains "amnesty".
Just plain stupid.
I can neither understand it nor condone it, nor support politicians who think a 5X increase in H1Bs is an ok thing. I am a computer software professional and our industry had been under systematic attack by the Chinese and Hindus for 20 years now. It' has destroyed the prevailing wage, been a big factor in outsourcing, and made the industry a huge sweat shop.
Two thumbs down on my H1Bs.
I suspect that you are not in an industry that has been targeted. There is *no reason whatsoever* that we can not train our own young people to be computer software professionals. None.