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Trump companies sought to bring in 1,100 foreign workers: report
The Hill ^ | 8/1/2015 | Peter Schroeder

Posted on 08/01/2015 10:44:11 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist

Companies owned by Donald Trump have reportedly tried to import at least 1,100 foreign workers since 2000.

A Reuters review [link at URL] of Labor Department data found that Trump Enterprises have requested temporary work visas for over a thousand foreign workers. ...

The desired workers include waitresses, cooks, vineyard workers, as well as positions as assistant golf-course superintendent, assistant hotel manager and banquet manager. ...

Reuters found that most of the visa requests were granted, as Trump has vowed to create and protect jobs for American workers. ...

The Labor Department data did not specify the nationality of the immigrants sought by Trump companies, but the visas requested are overwhelmingly used to bring in Mexican workers. ...

"I will bring back our jobs from China, Mexico and other places." ...

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: Nevada; US: New Hampshire; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: aliens; astroturf; astroturfing; cheaplabor; donaldtrump; flashmob; justpaymore; karlrove; notkarlrovedummy; paymoretofillthejobs; phony; socialmedia; trump; whynothireamericans
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Newsmax, 8/1/2015, "Trump: I would give non-criminal illegal aliens legal status"
1 posted on 08/01/2015 10:44:11 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Ted Cruz is trying to get 325,000 more H-1B foreign workers in.


2 posted on 08/01/2015 10:45:39 AM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist; gwgn02; fhayek; RIghtwardHo; erod; Bryan24; ifinnegan; Regulator; ...

Check this out.


3 posted on 08/01/2015 10:47:33 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

You do realize the headline you posted is misleading. It’s click bait that doesn’t even correspond with the actual interview mentioned in the article.


4 posted on 08/01/2015 10:47:39 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Newsflash: Bernie Sanders, who constantly rails against banks, has a MORTGAGE !


5 posted on 08/01/2015 10:48:13 AM PDT by 11th_VA ("We're not gonna take it ANYMORRRRRE !!!")
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Sen. Cruz Presents Measure to Strengthen, Improve Legal Immigration - Offers amendment to increase H-1B visas to help improve, retain high-skilled labor force

May 14, 2013

press@cruz.senate.gov / (202) 228-7561

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today presented an amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration bill that would improve our nation’s legal immigration system by increasing high-skilled temporary worker visas, called H-1B visas, by 500 percent. The measure would effectively address the needs of our nation’s high-skilled workforce by helping meet the growing demand for workers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It will also make block grants available to states to promote STEM education efforts and increase domestic STEM professionals. The committee voted against the amendment 4 to 14 with every Democrat voting against it on a party-line vote.

“I strongly support legal immigration. Legal immigration is a fundamental pillar of our nation's heritage, and I was pleased today to offer legislation that would have improved and expanded legal immigration by dramatically increasing the cap for high-tech temporary worker visas. This amendment would not only improve the current system, but would also encourage economic growth and create new jobs in America. There is currently a serious shortage of workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, yet every year we send thousands of high-tech graduate students back to their home countries to start businesses and create jobs. This makes no sense. I’m disappointed in the committee’s vote to reject expanding high-tech immigration. Although the Gang of Eight's bill makes a modest step towards improving high-tech immigration, it does not go nearly far enough. There is no reason to arbitrarily cap high-tech visas at 110,000 when these jobs are going unfilled. We need economic growth here and now.”

Sen. Cruz’s amendment would:

Immediately increase the H-1B cap by 500 percent from 65,000 to 325,000 [foreign workers].

6 posted on 08/01/2015 10:48:23 AM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist; All

Here’s a link to the actual (not very recent) article that you posted the headline of....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCwc57x3-9U


7 posted on 08/01/2015 10:49:38 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Jane Long

It wasn’t my headline. It’s the Hill’s headline.

Secondly, data from the Labor Department was interviewed? If so, how?

How does one interview data on the subject? LOL.

The data probably didn’t do much talking, either. ROTFL.


8 posted on 08/01/2015 10:50:01 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Legally? So what’s the problem?


9 posted on 08/01/2015 10:50:28 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Stop the DemocRATS' War On Babies! Vote conservative.)
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To: 11th_VA

Red Herring.

BTW, I have seen many Freepers here who like it when people take on the big banks.


10 posted on 08/01/2015 10:51:36 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Sounds like Trump wanted his workers to be DOCUMENTED.

Yet another plus for him...


11 posted on 08/01/2015 10:52:10 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: CodeToad

Tu Quo Que argument from you.

Or, in lay speak, “He did it too!”


12 posted on 08/01/2015 10:52:36 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Less than 90 Workers a year? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Just how much is there left to scrape off the bottom of the Barrel? Were any of those Workers Breast Pumping?


13 posted on 08/01/2015 10:52:48 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses... RIP Roddy Piper.)
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To: 11th_VA

I wouldn’t vote for Sanders either. He a Trump are both liberal hypocrites.


14 posted on 08/01/2015 10:53:25 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

He’s being competitive in business. I don’t like the system, but I don’t fault Trump for using it.


15 posted on 08/01/2015 10:53:28 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Trump's never been against legal immigration.

Just a stupid wannabe drive by story from the media.

16 posted on 08/01/2015 10:53:36 AM PDT by Vision (Why does everyone pretend that Obama is mentally well?)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Oh, also, I like that he was looking to do it legally.


17 posted on 08/01/2015 10:53:57 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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“NEWSFLASH: Ted Cruz, who SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT over Obamacare, was recently seen leaving a doctor’s office.”

That’s it...I’m not voting for Cruz - he is a TOTAL HYPOCRITE.


18 posted on 08/01/2015 10:54:34 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Question: were there no American citizens who could fill those jobs as cooks, golf course superintendent, assistant hotel manager, etc, if indeed foreign workers were sought out for these positions?


19 posted on 08/01/2015 10:54:48 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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[. . .The desired workers include waitresses, cooks, vineyard workers, as well as positions as assistant golf-course superintendent, assistant hotel manager and banquet manager.]

Commercial kitchen, grape farming, hotel and golf course maintenance labor is dominated by semiskilled and unskilled Latinos. It makes sense to recruit Latino nationals for mid level management because they are fluent in the native language and culture of the laborers.

20 posted on 08/01/2015 10:54:49 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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