October 24, 2017
GOP Trying to Bring in One Million Alien Workers
Timothy Birdnow
Republicans in Congress want to bring in one million workers to take American farm jobs.
According to Breitbart:
This is the second attempt to pass the H-2C visa-workers bill out of the House Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by Virginia GOP Rep. Bob Goodlatte. His Virginia district includes several turkey and chicken processing plants which employ many low-wage migrants and refugees. The prior vote was canceled October 3, when the farm-industry lobbyists could not win enough votes from reluctant Republican and Democratic legislators.
Many polls show that Americans strongly oppose the cheap-labor immigration policy which displaces Americans workers.
The committee tried to weaken opposition by announcing the surprise vote on Monday, one day before the planned Tuesday-morning session. Goodlatte has also scheduled time for a vote on Wednesday, giving more time for the industry lobbyists to strong-arm legislators.
The huge supply of temporary H-2C visa-workers would drag down Americans’ wages because the outsourcing workers would be paid a government-set wage slightly above the minimum wage. Also, they would be cheaper than Americans because employers would not have to pay their housing or transport costs, or even ensure a guarantee of full-time work, according to the bill. The farm companies may also avoid paying Social Security taxes, as they can now avoid paying Social Security taxes to workers in the fast-growing H-2A farmworker program.
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What part of the election of Donald Trump didn't these Republicans understand? The base of the party - and indeed a majority of Americans - do not want to import aliens to take American jobs and fundamentally transform American culture. The GOP is unable or unwilling to learn this. For people like Goodlatte it's all about money and not at all about America.
If we are ever to make any headway in saving the America that was we must get rid of greedy creeps like this.
Republicans in Congress want to bring in one million workers to take American farm jobs.
According to Breitbart:
This is the second attempt to pass the H-2C visa-workers bill out of the House Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by Virginia GOP Rep. Bob Goodlatte. His Virginia district includes several turkey and chicken processing plants which employ many low-wage migrants and refugees. The prior vote was canceled October 3, when the farm-industry lobbyists could not win enough votes from reluctant Republican and Democratic legislators.
Many polls show that Americans strongly oppose the cheap-labor immigration policy which displaces Americans workers.
The committee tried to weaken opposition by announcing the surprise vote on Monday, one day before the planned Tuesday-morning session. Goodlatte has also scheduled time for a vote on Wednesday, giving more time for the industry lobbyists to strong-arm legislators.
The huge supply of temporary H-2C visa-workers would drag down Americans’ wages because the outsourcing workers would be paid a government-set wage slightly above the minimum wage. Also, they would be cheaper than Americans because employers would not have to pay their housing or transport costs, or even ensure a guarantee of full-time work, according to the bill. The farm companies may also avoid paying Social Security taxes, as they can now avoid paying Social Security taxes to workers in the fast-growing H-2A farmworker program.
End excerpt.
What part of the election of Donald Trump didn't these Republicans understand? The base of the party - and indeed a majority of Americans - do not want to import aliens to take American jobs and fundamentally transform American culture. The GOP is unable or unwilling to learn this. For people like Goodlatte it's all about money and not at all about America.
If we are ever to make any headway in saving the America that was we must get rid of greedy creeps like this.
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