Honey Badger don't give a shit about anything National Review says anymore, and wishes people would quite posting NR links here.
Posted on 12/11/2016 9:25:58 AM PST by Steelfish
On Immigration, Andy Puzder Should Put American Workers First by THE EDITORS. December 9, 2016
Immigration policy in the United States largely refuses to prioritize the interests of American workers over those of their foreign counterparts. Beholden to tropes about “jobs Americans won’t do,” politicians and business leaders tend to favor high levels of immigration to solve short-term problems, heedless of the long-term economic and cultural costs. Donald Trump set himself firmly against that complacent consensus from the beginning of his campaign — which is why his nomination of Andy Puzder as labor secretary is eyebrow-raising. Puzder — head of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of fast-food chains such as Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s — is among the most prominent advocates of Gang of Eight–style immigration reform in the American business community, and if confirmed he will have the lead role in shaping and executing American labor policy.
The general role of the Labor Department over the last several years, as it relates to immigration, has been to rubber-stamp the cost-cutting measures businesses have used to undercut American workers. Citing a nonexistent labor shortage, large technology companies have used the H-1B visa program to import tech workers and pay them well below the prevailing wage (in violation of the law, often).
Likewise, there is no indication that Ferris wheels will go unmanned if carnival operators cannot bring in Guatemalans, but Capitol Hill caters generously to the small segment of business interests that benefit from the H-2B program, which allows employers to import guest workers for temporary, non-agricultural enterprises.
Last December, Republicans even used the omnibus bill to sneak in a temporary fourfold increase in the number of H-2B visas. There is strong evidence that high levels of low-skilled immigration force wages downward.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
See: http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-wants-to-help-dreamers-senate-1481302756-htmlstory.html
It was very considerate of Trump to make one selection that the NeverTrumpers at National Review can legitimately concern-troll over. It will be therapeutic for them.
Honey Badger don't give a shit about anything National Review says anymore, and wishes people would quite posting NR links here.
This is pretty funny coming from the National Review, considering they have been advocates of amnesty and mass immigration.
Puzder says he will put American workers first.
If Trump falls for Grahamnesty’s ploy, he’ll be a one term President.
Do not let them emotionally manipulate you into feeling sorry for kids brought here by their parents illegally.
Their parents put them in the position they are in and they should go home with their parents.
Go home and apply like everybody else.
Everybody who wanted to be an American applied in their home country, waited their turn, paid their fees and complied with the law.
We should not change the laws to benefit those breaking them.
NOW the Never Trumpers care about US Workers? Pudzer, who almost no one has heard of get elevated to be “top immigration advocate” over all NRO’s buddies like Rubio, McCain, Graham eta al
Shut up you shameless attention whores. Let be perfectly clear here. Dept of Labor has NOTHING to do with Immigration policy or enforcement.
This is just more of the daily need for the #Never Trumper in the fake news to find something to go into hysteria about.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.