Posted on 07/31/2018 9:38:04 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Labor (DOL) announced an agreement Tuesday to work together in cracking down on companies that "discriminate" against U.S. workers by hiring foreign workers.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the Labor Department will start sharing information on employers, refer issues to the appropriate officials at each department and offer training to each other’s staff under the agreement.
Acting Assistant General John Gore said in a statement that the agreement will help the civil rights division’s “ability to identify employers the favor temporary visa holders over U.S. workers who can do the job.”
“Employers should hire workers based on their skills, experience, and authorization to work; not based on discriminatory preferences that violate the law,” he said.
Rosemary Lahasky, the deputy assistant secretary for DOL’s employment and training administration, said in a statement that sharing the information “will help protect U.S. workers from unlawful discrimination.”
DOJ and DOL say they reached the agreement “to better protect U.S. workers from discrimination by employers that prefer to hire temporary visa workers over qualified U.S. workers.”
President Trump has promoted an “America First” agenda, criticizing companies that move plants out of the U.S. and stoking concerns about immigrants taking American jobs.
Critics have hit Trump over the statements, noting that his own private properties have filed multiple requests to hire foreign workers. The properties hire the workers through the H-2B visa program, which allows American employers to bring foreign workers to the country for temporary, non-agricultural work.
The employers must be able to show there are not enough American workers able or willing to fill the seasonal jobs.
The Trump National Golf Club in Florida asked the Labor Department for permission to hire about a dozen foreign workers this month, BuzzFeed News reported.
Other properties have made similar requests, including Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Trump has defended the practice, saying in 2015 that it is "very hard to get people in Florida for seasonal jobs."
“Incidentally, with their unspeakable wealth, there is no conceivable reason in this world or the next why any of those three companies should ever need a single H1-B for anything, regardless of cost. As of last July, those three companies had $464 billion in CASH.”
It’s their cash, it’s their wealth, and those companies make decisions that are best for their own company.
“All employers should self revoke, or quit hiring banned citizens like the Antebellum south. Jail the employers.”
On what grounds are you going to jail employers?
Greed passing that of the robber barons.
“There are no other representatives: they have all been purchased by lobbyists.”
If that’s the case, we need to oppose the re-election of every member of the House and Senate and elect people that cannot be purchased by corporate lobbyists.
“You really need to be fired and replaced by an imported Indian who learned his skill in a mud hut...”
If that’s the case, we all need to expand and diversify our skill sets to be able to better adapt to a changing economy.
“When there is no longer room for common men to live and prosper in this country because people like you have imported foreigners to undercut us in the labor market and outvote us at the polls we will reform this country again in the manner we deem best suited to preserve our rights. “
I have never imported a foreign laborer and in no way advocate non citizens voting.
Get your story straight.
First it was, H1Bs aren’t replacing US citizens. Then it was, well, companies are onot competing on price. Now, it’s Americans need modern skills. So if the Americans don’t have the skills, you lying troll, how come they have to train in their replacements?
Willful blindness, given the Dems and their documented voter fraud, and never checking for citizenship at the ballot box.
Citizens are not being replaced as they are still citizens.
I never did say that companies do not compete on price.
And yes, every American should develop wide ranging skill sets.
If one finds themself in a position where they are training their replacement, they should take advantage of the strong economy and exercise their freedom to utilize more advanced or diverse skill sets to find another job.
Even if it puts the entirety of American citizens out of work, eh??? Who's going to pay the taxes to support all those unemployed Americans???
I see you are a newbie who is clearly not on the Trump MAGA bandwagon...Are you affiliated with the KOCH brothers???
Either the shareholders of the corporations make decisions which they belive is best for their corporation, or the federal government controls the corporations.
Which do you prefer?
“Even if it puts the entirety of American citizens out of work, eh???”
Corporations do not have a responsibility to create jobs, corporations have a responsibility to make a profit.
There are taxes employers pay for American citizen workers. This is DOJ midterm kabuki because.. one.. the current administration approved how many H1Bs in the last 12 months? and two.. the us govt hires many more foreigners... so how about they go first.
No vetoed budgets without wall finding how many days and counting?
Not at the expense of American Sovereignty...Democrats will have these visa worker voting post haste...
The consumer is not “willing” to pay that much; the real-estate cartel has fixed the price there.
“Pay our fee or live in an apartment”.
“The consumer is not “willing” to pay that much; the real-estate cartel has fixed the price there.”
The market does provide you with the option to use a discount real estate broker.
There is no cartel, but your elected officials do take actions that make the real estate market much more process than needed.
“Not at the expense of American Sovereignty...
I favor a system where corporate taxes are very low or non existent and government regulation is at a minimum.
While you hire foreigners who will work for dirt while your CEOs make half a billion a year...
“While you hire foreigners who will work for dirt while your CEOs make half a billion a year...”
What CEO makes a salary of a half billion a year?
Citizens are being replaced. Ask Disney, State Farm, Southern California Edison...
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