“Buy American & Hire American” makes for a great banner, but when your trying to beat the competition and make a profit, you’re gonna cut corners and either hire cheaper labor or find a cheaper vendor. I’ve spent plenty of time complaining about the work visa overhaul and one of the luxuries of using temp visa employees is the company doesn’t have to pay/offer benefits.
So change the rules that forces a company to begin paying benefits and higher/equal pay rate to for H-1B visa applicant to US applicant and the company can do a few things; lay-off employees, start using cheaper (foreign) supply vendors, move the company, or shut down. – PB/TK
Trump to seek changes in visa program to encourage hiring Americans – By Steve Holland April 18 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will sign an executive order directing federal agencies to recommend changes to a temporary visa program used to bring foreign workers to the United States to fill high-skilled jobs.
Two senior Trump administration officials who briefed reporters at the White House said Trump will also use the “buy American and hire American” order to seek changes in government procurement practices to increase the purchase of American products in federal contracts.
Trump is to sign the order when he visits the world headquarters of Snap-On Inc, a tool manufacturer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The order is an attempt by Trump to carry out his “America First” campaign pledges to reform U.S. immigration policies and encourage purchases of American products. As he nears the 100-day benchmark of his presidency, Trump has no major legislative achievements to tout but has used executive orders to seek regulatory changes to help the U.S. economy.
The order he will sign on Tuesday will call for “the strict enforcement of all laws governing entry into the United States of labor from abroad for the stated purpose of creating higher wages and higher employment rates for workers in the United States,” one of the senior officials said.
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