Posted on 03/03/2016 7:16:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
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.
Trump's comments came after debate moderator Megyn Kelly raised the issue. Kelly noted that Trump had previously opposed those visas, saying they "decimate American workers," but appeared to change his position at an earlier CNBC debate. Trump said recipients of the visas go to high-profile U.S. universities and "desperately" want to remain in the country. He said they should be allowed to stay and work in places that need high-skilled workers, such as Silicon Valley.
"We need highly-skilled people in this country," Trump said. "For that purpose, we absolutely have to be able to keep the brainpower in this country."
“Yep, the Trump chumps will be talking about how brilliant this position is.”
No, we just are amazed at how willing the Cruz and Rubio drones are led by deceit and lies by their candidates. If you do not recognize a set up like tonight’s orchestration I feel sorry for you. When your candidate literally distorts the truth to make Trump look bad, you think it is success. But really it is failure, failure because a false premise can only lead to a false conclusion. And, people like you fall for it.
If that is his position, he’s no better than the GOPe, who are SCREWING EVERYBODY in concert with the Dems.
F every single one of them.
Cruz just had Jeb’s finance team join with him. CHARLES FOSTER is a big red alert ! Immigration lawyer/GOPe mover & shaker always getting open borders op-eds in the Chronicle.
Trump on being flexible on visas for students will still be better than what Cruz’s donors will want.
I know Cruz wanted a 500% increase on H-1B visas. Hopefully, with Sessions on his team he will make sure NOT to displace American workers.
You got orff at the Romney station. Trump just slaughtered it again!! 70% !!!! 70% !!!! the greatest victory yet. OMG!!
Blind and deaf. SMH.
Which one is mint flavoured?
Until our education system is corrected and we again start teaching core subjects instead of Afro Dance and Interpretive Jazz and Introduction to Feelings, we will need to keep smart people...
Trump quote (not specifically about immigration)
Im flexible. Youd be surprised how flexible I am.
Trump is done yet again? Drudge poll says otherwise.
How many of the 300 American applications at Trump’s seasonal job openings refused or decided not to follow through when they found it was temp jobs???
Not even God knows what Trump is going to say from hour to hour. And save the insult, I’m not anti Trump or pro Trump.........yet, I still have time to see how things shake out.
“Blind and deaf. SMH.”
Well that is too bad, this isn’t a sporting event. The nation is not at a crossroads, we have past the point of no return.
Why are foreigners taking up those positions in American universities?
Educate American
Hire American
That is what Trump and Cruz said.
No, they were good when Cruz was for them, now they’re bad because Trump is saying it.
you admit you don’t know what he said, but you know it is better that what Cruz said. That sounds swell.
That's what Trump has said at his rallies almost from the very beginning last June.
Can anyone tell me what his 'new' 'different' position is.
Totally agree with you of course :)
I just wish DT was a little better at thinking clearly on his feet and could articulate a position in a few words.
They were also bad when Cruz (and Rubio for that matter)) was for them per Trump supporters.
Trump wins again. This is now over. Rinio was horrible. Cruz was ok but he will never win another state!! This was a huge VICTORY FOR TRUMP!! The establishment in now in the final stage of the 3 stages of death-— ACCEPTANCE!! Go TRUMP!!
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