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Trump: I'm 'Changing' My Position on Immigrant Visas
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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."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: nickcarraway

61 posted on 03/03/2016 7:34:00 PM PST by Read Write Repeat
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe

Cruz has flipped on immigration...so, there’s that.


62 posted on 03/03/2016 7:35:11 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (With Cruz You Get Rubio)
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To: patq

Lol...ouch!


63 posted on 03/03/2016 7:35:21 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aiderai)
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To: nickcarraway; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; Trapped Behind Enemy Lines; GodGunsGuts; ...
RE:”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”

HAHA, the Trumpeters beat on Cruz for months for saying this claiming Trump would NEVER do this, but now its OK cause TRump says its OK,

Plus it helped Trump will those states gullible ‘GOP’ voters believed him.

Trump is so predictable to me I often wonder if I live in the Twilight Zone where all BS from Trump is believed.

Trumpeter says he doesn't care about this new development:

64 posted on 03/03/2016 7:35:47 PM PST by sickoflibs (Trumpetir :"He could go on a shooting spree this MF downtown and I would still worship him"')
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To: nickcarraway

65 posted on 03/03/2016 7:36:37 PM PST by KarlInOhio (An orange jumpsuit is the new black pantsuit.)
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To: nickcarraway; All

Steve Jobs infamously changed his mind on an issue as he inventoried his thoughts.

Politicians infamously change their minds on the issues depending on who is listening to them at a given time.


66 posted on 03/03/2016 7:36:54 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: patq

The shortage every politician including Trump wants to fix is actually our lack of veggie pickers, maids, and the dirt cheap illegal workers real estate developers want to violate state regulations in the dark of night so construction can begin ...with no pesky American born, English speaking whistleblowers slowing things down just because they have a conscience and spot something unlawful.


67 posted on 03/03/2016 7:37:56 PM PST by piasa
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t be (or remain) a dick.


68 posted on 03/03/2016 7:39:24 PM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: nickcarraway

This is Yuuuuuugeee!


69 posted on 03/03/2016 7:39:36 PM PST by lonestar67 (Trump is anti-conservative / Cruz 2016)
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To: LMAO

Except wanted to increase the visas by 500% (??) Is that the right number?


70 posted on 03/03/2016 7:39:39 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: nickcarraway
Trump's just ahead of the game here. Rubio and Cruz would just change their positions AFTER being elected. Once again, Trump is the real leader here.

Trusting a politician is like petting a porcupine.

71 posted on 03/03/2016 7:40:23 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (With Cruz You Get Rubio)
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To: patq

We have too many skilled workers:

http://cis.org/more-us-stem-grads-than-jobs

Cruz is as wrong on this as is Trump.

Cruz does still stand on his 500% increase, but may change that after his 180-day review period.


72 posted on 03/03/2016 7:40:39 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: nickcarraway

I think I have a good feel on Trump’s positions:
We need foreigners to do the jobs Americans don’t want to do.
We need foreigners to do the jobs Americans are too stupid to do.


73 posted on 03/03/2016 7:41:16 PM PST by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: All

If/when DT gets the GOP nomination, I think a lot of people are going to be surprised by his “turn toward the center” (left turn) for the general election.


74 posted on 03/03/2016 7:42:22 PM PST by Drago
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To: Sacajaweau
Except wanted to increase the visas by 500% (??) Is that the right number?

And set the minimum salary at 110K/year so they couldn't use them to replace American workers just to save money.

75 posted on 03/03/2016 7:42:36 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: DannyTN

http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2015/03/23/ted-cruz-wants-to-increase-h-1b-visas-from-65000-to-325000-annually/


76 posted on 03/03/2016 7:43:14 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Alberta's Child
Trump is not talking H-1B visas. They're temporary jobs. He explained it quite well for his Florida properties.

Cruz on the other hand...wants a 500% increase in H-1Bs.

77 posted on 03/03/2016 7:45:29 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
Don't forget the trifecta:

We need foreigners to vote for the politicians Americans aren't stupid enough to... yet.

78 posted on 03/03/2016 7:45:32 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
Don't forget the trifecta:

We need foreigners to vote for the politicians Americans aren't stupid enough to... yet.

79 posted on 03/03/2016 7:45:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Trump wins huge again!!! 70% 0nline pols. Rinio 5%!! Trump wins!!!


80 posted on 03/03/2016 7:46:55 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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