Posted on 03/03/2016 7:16:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
Donald Trump on Thursday night said he's changing his stance on visas for highly skilled immigrant workers.
"I’m changing it, and I’m softening the position because we need to have talented people in this country," Trump said at the Fox News GOP debate in Michigan.
Trump's comments came after debate moderator Megyn Kelly raised the issue. Kelly noted that Trump had previously opposed those visas, saying they "decimate American workers," but appeared to change his position at an earlier CNBC debate. Trump said recipients of the visas go to high-profile U.S. universities and "desperately" want to remain in the country. He said they should be allowed to stay and work in places that need high-skilled workers, such as Silicon Valley.
"We need highly-skilled people in this country," Trump said. "For that purpose, we absolutely have to be able to keep the brainpower in this country."
He’s going to get major blowback from American IT workers.
Trump university was awful for many. But so are the casinos. I guess if you want to rip people off make sure it’s legal first.
Now, Trump needs to stake a position that improves the educational position of U.S. students, starting with K-12. We used to be the brightest in the world. We need our citizens to become that way again to make America Great Again.
lol
When the GOP has to let the media pick it's presidential nominee, you're not standing on solid ground.
The dirty secret to the Romney loss is that most evangelicals sat it out because Romney is a Mormon ... maybe it work it out for the best if Trump wins ... but if Trump is robbed , nothing else will matter ..the SCOTUS pick will not matter at that point , as the Repubs are guaranteed to lose , that is the plan ...
Why should he take that position? It won’t help him or his bankers?
Who got to him?
Or, run for office and either don't show up for work like Rubio, or foist Obamacare on us by supporting Justice Roberts.
Politicians are the real blight on this country.
Yes he is talking H-1Bs. As a former Immigration Attorney who saw the light and left the field entirely, I can assure you that those students Trump talks about predominantly only qualify to change their F-1 status to H-1B when getting work after their practical training runs out.
Lolz.... I lived in California during the reign of Justice Bird and currently live in Idaho under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit.
If you want to defend the Ninth Circuit, you are completely lost.
You know though... And I’m only somewhat joking...
Looking at the losers, cry babies, safe place snowflakes that have infested the modern campus we just might have to import talented and educated graduates. Who the hell wants some pansy that’s going to be offended by work?
Trump has said this all along. Not talking about bringing in with H1b visas to replace American workers, talking about foreign students who graduate and have to go back, can’t stay.
He has said this from day 1, I’ve heard him.
Of course, that doesn't imply support for Disney style use of H1B. Or similarly that of couple companies I worked at where I had to train less skilled H1B workers to replace me. I think the rules must have a clear line drawn separating the cases of greater talent being kept here vs wage suppressing schemes a la Disney.
That's quite different scenario than importing Disney style via present H1B rules hundreds of thousands of mediocre graduates of Indian universities and technical schools who will work for fraction of USA graduates, who are then forced to train their less skilled and less talented (but a lot cheaper) replacements.
As I recall, Trump is always in this context mentioning keeping the most talented foreign graduates from US universities and graduate schools here which is the right way to do it. Silicon Valley is paying those most talented graduates of Stanford, MIT, ... top salaries and that's fine since they are hired for the right reason -- they're the top talent in the field and are being paid the top salary.
While he is currently speaking only in rough outlines on this issue, his instinct is exactly right and I would expect him to continue refining it the right way as he learns more about the distinctions.
I don’t defend the 9th Circuit, but it’s specious logic to think that every decision they make is wrong.
Will he be flexible before or after touchback?
Rose Bird was never on the 9th circuit, she was on the California Supreme Court.
Of course.
I wonder if Trump fans will lecture us on all the good H1Bs do for the country now.
He’s just doing what the Democrats do; evolving.
I’m with you. It’s confusing as you say because he’s said all along we should keep the best, the “really good ones”. Tonight he says he’s “changing”, “softening”. I don’t get it.
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