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(LIVE) Fox News GOP Debate
Fox News ^ | 3/3/16 | Fox News

Posted on 03/03/2016 5:02:47 PM PST by Mechanicos

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; detroitgopdebate; election2016; fox4romney; fox4soros; foxgopdebate; foxnews; foxvsamerica; livedetroitgopdebate; livefoxgopdebate; megynhume; newyork; otherguy; republicandebate; romneyvsamerica; ronnaromney; trump
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To: bolobaby

I’m embarrassed by you Trump supporters on a conservative site.
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Conservatives are the smartest people in the world, but not suicidal. It’s Trump or Hillary.


1,241 posted on 03/03/2016 7:05:42 PM PST by QuigleyDU
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To: Reddy

Bingo.


1,242 posted on 03/03/2016 7:05:53 PM PST by Girlene
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To: KansasGirl

You mean like Ted Cruz

From the Cruz’s offical US Senate website

http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=137

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
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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.

To truly fix our broken immigration system and take into account our nation’s economic needs, we must put more emphasis on increasing employment-based immigration. There is a current shortage of qualified high-skilled workers in the U.S., with an estimated 230,000 advanced-degree STEM jobs going unfilled by 2018.
Additionally, more H-1B workers mean more jobs for American workers – according to a study by the American Enterprise Institute, for every additional 100 H-1B workers, 183 jobs are created for U.S. citizens.

Help retain the high-skilled workers that are trained in the U.S. by allowing “dual intent.”

This would allow foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities to enter the U.S. on a temporary H-1B visa if they intend to get a Green Card once they complete their studies.
Currently, about 300,000 students come to America annually to be educated, but are required to return home upon completing their education.

Create block grants for states to promote STEM education in their public schools by raising H-1B fees.

These block grants will encourage educating our children in these high demand fields, opening more doors of opportunity to future generations. According to the Joint Economic Committee, between 2010 and 2020, demand for STEM graduates is expected to grow by 17 percent, while employment for those graduates will increase only 14 percent, partly because American graduates are not available or qualified to fill these jobs.
The block grant program would be funded by raising H-1B fees from $750 to $1,250 for businesses with fewer than 25 employees, and from $1,500 to $2,500 for those with 25 or more employees.

Full text of the amendment may be viewed at http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/legislation/immigration/amendments.cfm
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1,243 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:03 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: Mechanicos

I really can not stand Rubio and Cruz!


1,244 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:08 PM PST by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: alstewartfan
You said it all!

...and win...

1,245 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:09 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: kinsman redeemer

I’m calling Trump a liar.


1,246 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:09 PM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: Pajamajan

Trump university A from BBB. That is checkable, and I can tell you BBB is impossible to deal with. Their business is shaking down businesses.


1,247 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:15 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Mechanicos

Somebody should provide the stats on how many people attended Trump University courses and how many are involved in the law suit.


1,248 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:17 PM PST by Will88
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To: kempster
Jeb Bush’s money people

We're they the money raising people who managed to extract a fortune to service an obviously hopeless cause or the money spending people who managed to waste it all. I'd want the former on my side (not necessarily the same as me on their side.) I want to gift the latter to Hillary.

1,249 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:22 PM PST by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been R Liberal. Hope Changed)
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To: kinsman redeemer

rino repeat whinny rubio


1,250 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:29 PM PST by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd ,you get no further than the crowd!")
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To: All

The moderators lost control in a hurry tonight...


1,251 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:36 PM PST by Paleo Pete (I'm with the bomb squad. If you see me running, CATCH UP!)
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To: rodguy911

Trumps about to smack Rubot.....


1,252 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:37 PM PST by 4Liberty (Prejudice and generalizations. That's how Collectivists roll......)
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To: rodguy911

Yep. It is gonna backfire on the GPOe.


1,253 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:40 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: Mechanicos

No thanks, you watch it for me. I’m not into dike watching.


1,254 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:47 PM PST by chit*chat
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To: bolobaby

I am a conservative.

I support Cruz.

But I WILL NOT ALLOW the MSM to eviscerate Trump on behalf of the GOPe.


1,255 posted on 03/03/2016 7:06:55 PM PST by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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To: Mechanicos

Megyn Smug is going in for the kill again


1,256 posted on 03/03/2016 7:07:00 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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To: QuigleyDU
It’s Trump or Hillary

I'd rather take his best good friend Howard Stern.

1,257 posted on 03/03/2016 7:07:07 PM PST by Theophilus (Always vote. Always vote your conscience. God wins every election.)
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To: alstewartfan

Trump symbolically moons his supporters all the time and they eat it up.

This NYT interview thing should be a big deal to someone who is honestly deciding on a president.

But they won’t even express any interest in it.


1,258 posted on 03/03/2016 7:07:08 PM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: lodi90
Like anyone cares about Trump university. LOLOL

Trump is cool as a cucumber is right.

And the tools keep interrupting him, BUT Trump never interrupts them. It is obvious that they are going after Trump and it will not sit well with the audience.


1,259 posted on 03/03/2016 7:07:18 PM PST by E20erer
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To: kinsman redeemer

“Rubio just called Trump a liar. Plainly.”

Uhh, well, Trump calls everybody liars.


1,260 posted on 03/03/2016 7:07:20 PM PST by mtrott
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