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DONALD J. TRUMP POSITION ON VISAS
www.donaldjtrump.com ^ | March 4,2016 | Donald J Trump

Posted on 03/03/2016 10:18:37 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican

"Megyn Kelly asked about highly-skilled immigration. The H-1B program is neither high-skilled nor immigration: these are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay. I remain totally committed to eliminating rampant, widespread H-1B abuse and ending outrageous practices such as those that occurred at Disney in Florida when Americans were forced to train their foreign replacements. I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions."


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; alabama; election2016; foxnews; h1b; immigration; jeffsessions; newyork; trump; trumph1b; visas
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To: The Iceman Cometh
Rubio....pasha
If you want to hang your hat on trump so be it, who mocks, threatens, lies to his followers....I choose to hang my hat on a constitutional,conservative.
61 posted on 03/03/2016 11:09:12 PM PST by svcw (An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man is a subject)
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To: GeaugaRepublican
The H-1B program is neither high-skilled nor immigration: these are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay.

In practice definitely, but that is not the nominal purpose of the law, which is (supposedly) to fill positions for which no American candidates can be found.

62 posted on 03/03/2016 11:09:31 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: GeaugaRepublican

Which is it? This from another article from march third.

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+


63 posted on 03/03/2016 11:09:50 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: RginTN

So you are saying you do not have a candidate?


64 posted on 03/03/2016 11:10:54 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: dragnet2

>> And Trump was the only one targeted with props, videos and charts

Yup. FNC is pathetic.


65 posted on 03/03/2016 11:11:29 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: GeaugaRepublican

Not read one excuses from trump supporters yet......ooooooo so excited too.


66 posted on 03/03/2016 11:11:53 PM PST by svcw (An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man is a subject)
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To: af_vet_1981

GW Bush respected the office of the presedent, trump respects nothing.


67 posted on 03/03/2016 11:13:03 PM PST by svcw (An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man is a subject)
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To: Gene Eric

It was amusing Gene. The GOPe has no idea how that will resonate.

Rush will put it all in perspective.


68 posted on 03/03/2016 11:13:13 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: The Iceman Cometh
Marco & Ted did nothing to change the immigration laws to prevent this: Fact

You would disparage them for failing to change it even if they'd written pointless legislation and it then failed to pass.

What has Donald Trump done specifically for American workers?

69 posted on 03/03/2016 11:13:19 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: GeaugaRepublican

in thursdays debate trump said he’s changed his stance on this issue. what his website says is no longer relavent.

trump’s new position h1b visas ok for some.

trump said
“And one of the biggest problems we have is people go to the best colleges ... as soon as they’re finished, they get shoved out. They want to stay in this country. They want to stay here desperately. They’re not able to stay here. For that purpose, we absolutely have to be able to keep the brainpower in this country.”


70 posted on 03/03/2016 11:13:41 PM PST by RginTN (Donald J Trump- why would the people of Ky want a rookie senator when they have Sen Mitch Mcconnell)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

Trump broke the law, Cruz and Marco did not change it. So you blame Cruz and Rubio?!

What would they have had to change it to for Trump to not break it?


71 posted on 03/03/2016 11:15:56 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: RginTN

You are getting closer. It was getting warm in a room or Marco Polo in the pool.


72 posted on 03/03/2016 11:16:40 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: svcw

I cannot see the problem. Did not see the debate, but I will look for the debate transcript.

I do not think his press release is in conflict with the policy that I posted here...perhaps you see it in conflict?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3404936/posts?page=38#38


73 posted on 03/03/2016 11:17:15 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican (Angry not mad. Trump understands the Art of War. "Trump, you magnificent bastard!")
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To: svcw

I cannot see the problem. Did not see the debate, but I will look for the debate transcript.

I do not think his press release is in conflict with the policy that I posted here...perhaps you see it in conflict?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3404936/posts?page=38#38


74 posted on 03/03/2016 11:17:16 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican (Angry not mad. Trump understands the Art of War. "Trump, you magnificent bastard!")
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To: Yosemitest

That was 1989? Twenty six years ago, right?


75 posted on 03/03/2016 11:17:59 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: dragnet2

You mean Losership. Well, actually I think the losers are on a plane. The point is, they are not leaders or even loser leaders.


76 posted on 03/03/2016 11:19:47 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: eyedigress

yes I do have a candidate. The only Consistent Conservative, Cruz. Not perfect but consistent and trustworthy.

its too bad trump didn’t go on Conservative talk radio and talk about how he evolved from a liberal to a well not a liberal months before he entered the race. He’s been on cavuto but honestly I have that on as background noise...so I don’t trust trump at all.


77 posted on 03/03/2016 11:21:05 PM PST by RginTN (Donald J Trump- why would the people of Ky want a rookie senator when they have Sen Mitch Mcconnell)
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To: eyedigress

I remember well the day driving through town listening to Rush for perhaps the last time. More or less, he despairingly expressed defeat given the strides made by the Marxist in Chief. Never gave a damn about his opinion thereafter.


78 posted on 03/03/2016 11:21:38 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

hey. you’ve been around a long time.

it’s the charming ones like you that drive people to come here :)


79 posted on 03/03/2016 11:22:01 PM PST by dp0622
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To: GeaugaRepublican
Requirement to hire American workers first. Too many visas, like the H-1B, have no such requirement. In the year 2015, with 92 million Americans outside the workforce and incomes collapsing, we need companies to hire from the domestic pool of unemployed. Petitions for workers should be mailed to the unemployment office, not USCIS.

Cruz' written plan is essentially the same with the added point that companies who have defrauded the use of H-1B visas should be barred from using the program:

Suspend the issuance of all H-1B visas for 180 days to complete a comprehensive investigation and audit of pervasive allegations of abuse of the program: Initiate an immediate 180-day investigation and audit of the H-1B visa program and enact fundamental reforms of this program to ensure that it protects American workers. In recent months, more and more reports have become public of companies replacing American workers with cheaper foreign workers, contrary to the stated intent of the H-1B visa program. This will stop, and the H1-B program will be suspended until we can be certain that the program is no longer being abused.

Enforce existing federal protections for American workers: Conduct systematic audits of the companies that have taken advantage of the H-1B visa program during the last 15 years. All companies that have violated the terms of the H-1B visa program will be barred from using it for a period of years. The Attorney General will have authority to prosecute any individual found to have committed H-1B visa fraud, and offending companies will be suspended from receiving government grants and contracts.

That's the difference between Cruz and Trump: specifics and accountability under existing law. No action from Congress is needed here.
80 posted on 03/03/2016 11:23:17 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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