That, and make sure that people know that the guest worker programs end on repeal. Say that the programs cannot be effectively managed and that ending those programs will save taxpayer dollars. When they are repealed(along with the Immigration Act that enables them), announce that they are not coming back for the same reason.
The market would then be able to deal with actual skill gaps, not claims that betray basic economics(read: shortages drive prices up, not down).
Guest worker programs may have good intentions, but they’re a pool of labor designed to be captive and not on the path to being a productive citizen.
Barbra Streisand. Every guest worker hired by a private company helps that company survive. The worker pays all taxes and contributes towards social security for seniors like myself. If the company goes bankrupt, loss to the country is much bigger. Every single person working in that company loses a job. People who object to guest worker programs are people with easily learned skills such as computer programming who are jealous because they can’t demand high wages. Programming is much easier to learn than something like chemical engineering, architectural engineering, biochemistry, pharmacist etc. There are plenty of jobs in such fields which require years of education.