Breitbart: A plan to massively expand the importation of low-skilled foreign workers to the United States would allow American businesses to hire an unlimited number of foreigners instead of American citizens.
Every year, the U.S. companies are allowed to import 66,000 low-skilled H-2B foreign workers to take blue-collar, non-agricultural jobs. The H-2B visa program is used by businesses to bring in cheaper, foreign workers and has contributed to blue-collar Americans having their wages undercut.
As Breitbart News reported, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SC), and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) have cut a deal with the business lobby to allow businesses to import as many foreign workers — instead of hiring blue-collar Americans — so long as they meet certain requirements.
Though the deal has been billed as increasing the H-2B visa cap to 132,000 a year, businesses located in regions that have been hit by recent natural disasters would be allowed to hire as many foreign workers through the program as they want.
Additionally, businesses that hire H-2B foreign workers would be mandated to use E-Verify, the system that certifies a worker is not an illegal alien, for new hires. But, should the business find that they have hired illegal aliens, those workers can be readily replaced with H-2B foreign workers. This would not count against the 132,000 annual cap, just like the natural disaster exemption.
Rosemary Jenks with NumbersUSA — an organization that advocates for a national immigration policy in the interest of American workers — said she has “never seen” anything like this particular deal between lawmakers and their business donors for cheap, foreign labor.
“In 28 years of working in Washington, I have never seen congressional staffers sign an agreement with lobbying organizations to produce special-interest legislation that directly benefits those lobbying groups,” Jenks said. “I’m sure their constituents would love to hear them explain why they are so eager to help employers keep wages down for lower-skilled American workers.”
SNIP: Well, I see Chuck Grassley’s back to his old usual self.
Don’t believe everything Breitbart tells you. They’re turning liberal just like Fox News.
Trump has the veto power to correct these fools.
I would like to read an objective discussion of this bill, pros and cons. While a lot of lower-wage workers may be looking for work, that doesn’t mean they’re in a position to pick up their families and move states away. Mandating E-verify also would be good. Helping businesses stay in disaster areas (rather than leaving) also could be good.
I am sick of hysterics and extremism and being lied to. The below quote is BS, because most legislation is conceived and written up by lobbyists for special interest groups:
“In 28 years of working in Washington, I have never seen congressional staffers sign an agreement with lobbying organizations to produce special-interest legislation that directly benefits those lobbying groups.”
It is my opinion the problem we face is more related to a welfare system that allows Americans to earn more by not working than taking minimum (even sub-minimum) wage jobs. Keeping a large percentage of the population dependent on government assistance only adds to the growing immigration problem. What we need are more teeth in laws regarding companies which hire illegals, rather than new laws that promote unlimited criminal trespassing.
The Bush/Obama/Rove UNIPARTY is the same now asit was 15 years ago
they never likes working Americans, still care not for American workers! The UNIPARTY is, and has been since 1989, for a “New World Order”. Because Americans a xenophobic, bigots we need “A Kinder, Gentler America”! That quote is UNIPARTY verbatim!
Do babies born to H-visa holders in the US get automatic citizenship? Looks like an off the books immigration plan.
Fuck the GOP. Lying,Liberal,progressives every last one of them. Not to mention traitorous, seditious, swine.
The Dems are leftists and the GOP are lying a-holes. We are screwed.
MAJack,
We are only as screwed as we tolerate.
The GOP reminds me of city councilmen who are paid off to approve massive building permits, then leave the cits they ruin after their term is up.
Follow the money. Example: boehner.
We either have a border or we don’t. Citizenship is real and finite or it is not.
These CRIMINALS constantly and consistently spend more than is there, and then just print bogus money.
Other than for the wages and benefits paid, who would serve in the military?
Life in the USA has become a farce.
Let’s try this, no welfare for able bodied, working age individuals. No more foreign workers for 18 months. Evaluate after 18 months for any changes that may be needed.
Another knife in the back by those in power who choose to defy the voters that entrusted them.