I can agree that the US visa immigration laws need to be changed as I have railed against the abuse of H1B programs, however I do not see how it will help increase US worker wages?
The main reason many companies go after visa workers is because of cheaper wages and that they do not have offer any type of benefits, which just adds money in the bank and keeps stockholders happy.
One also has to question how this new “immigration” plan will affect the US agriculture business, especially in red states, that depend on heavily on migrant workers, both legal and illegal – PB/TK
Trump backs plan that would curb legal immigration – By By Sara Murray and Dan Merica/ Aug 2 2017
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump threw his support Wednesday behind legislation that looks to curb the level of legal immigration into the United States by proposing a skills-based immigration system.
Trump backed the effort from Republican Sens. David Perdue and Tom Cotton in a speech at the White House. But the plan faces long odds in Congress.
Top White House aides have been working with Perdue and Cotton on the bill that — if passed — would dramatically remake the current immigration system, which allows a number of ways to bring family members to the US along with job-based visas.
Trump cast the proposal as a way to protect American workers by reducing unskilled immigration and creating a merit-based system that grades possible immigrants based on their ability to work in the United States.
Continue to cnn.com article: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/politics/trump-skills-immigration-plan-cotton-perdue/index.html
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