Posted on 12/24/2015 10:13:32 AM PST by Rockitz
In a Tuesday morning interview with radio host Bill Bennett, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) defended his omnibus bill’s controversial expansion in the H-2B visa program, which would allow foreign workers to fill blue-collar American jobs, by arguing that if the provision were not included, American companies would be forced to shut their doors.
Bennett pressed Ryan on the details of the H-2B visa expansion, slipped 700-pages into Ryan’s 2,009-page omnibus spending bill—asking Ryan directly, “Do you believe there are not enough Americans to fill these jobs?â€
In response, Ryan described the H-2B visa expansion as “a very small, discrete provision.â€
Despite the nation’s high levels of unemployment and stagnating wages, Ryan continued on to assert, without offering evidence in support of his claim, that corporations are facing a shortage of labor, which rendered the provision necessary. Ryan said:
The reason that this was passed is because there was some seasonal surge jobs that they can’t find local workers to fill, like the seafood packaging industry in Chesapeake Bay. You have seafood season, you need people to package those things, to can them. In the North, we have the summer tourism industry. What it is is there’s seasonal industries where they can’t find local people to do the jobs: kids are already in college or things like that where you have a surge in workers.
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The real solution is to disband the minimum wage.
Ping!
Can we at least try it and see if they really do shut down?
Ditto!
Boy I sure am glad I voted or.........
What’s the reason again?
I’m still getting piles and piles of Obamaism....
resign, you POS
Time for this Assclown to go!!!
Our government will shut down due to asshats like this disgraceful RINO.
This bearded butt boy turncoat is just mocking the people who put him in office.
Fixed it.
Ly yen A hole...
Voodoo economics! If these companies were really interested in hiring Americans they would compete by paying more. But they aren’t interested and want govern the bailouts in the form of cheap foreign labor brought to America. These companies aren’t interested in American economic growth.
They won’t shut down, but they might move due to the unfavourable regulations and tax levels.
Remember we are supposed to vote for the GOP no matter what.
Can someone tell me the difference between the GOP and the Dems?
It’s time to primary Ryan !
The House of Representatives should Shut Down Without More limited/Constitutional government Congressman.
He’s a @#$%ing idiot.
America will shut down if we don’t have jobs for our own citizens.
This POS can rot.
I want to know how much Paul Ryan’s net worth was when he entered Congress and how much it is today. These asses are being paid off and we just let it happen. I want him gone. And I think if a viable challenger comes along, if everyone, who is as mad as I am, gives that person $20. We’ll ream him.
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