Tucker Carlson to Agriculture Lobby: ‘If You Want Workers, Pay U.S. Wages’
The agricultural industry should stop importing more foreign workers to take blue-collar jobs while 22 million Americans are out of work, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson says.
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DHS Allows H-2A Foreign Workers to Stay in U.S. for More than Three Years
A new rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Agriculture Department (USDA) allows H-2A foreign visa workers to remain in the United States for longer than three years.
State Department Accelerates Foreign Workers into U.S. Jobs Despite Mass Coronavirus Unemployment
Despite mass unemployment of Americans during the Chinese coronavirus crisis, federal agencies are accelerating the speed at which foreign workers will be imported to the United States to take blue-collar industry jobs.
Trump Administration Announces Emergency Farmer Aid Plan to Mitigate Tariff Effects
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that a $12 billion farmer emergency aid plan is in the works on Tuesday to temporarily mitigate the effects of U.S. tariffs and ongoing trade negotiations.
Obama Threatened to Cut Off California Wildfire Funding in 2016
With celebrities blaming Donald Trump for the recent wildfire outbreaks in California, it is worth remembering that the Obama administration threatened to cut off funding to fight California wildfires in 2016 over a billing dispute.
Farm Lobby Pushes Amnesty for Low Skilled Visa Over-stays
Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the farm lobby has demanded access to cheaper, foreign workers through the H-2A visa program.
Work Visa Lobby: Trump ‘Assured Us’ Continued ‘Access’ to Foreign Help
The largest agriculture pro-outsourcing organization says President Donald Trump has “assured” them that the current flow of foreign workers in the farming industry will continue unreformed.
Pro-Labor Outsourcing Lobbyist Joins Trump’s Agriculture Dept
A lobbyist for a farming organization that favors outsourcing American jobs to foreign workers will become a Senior Adviser in President Donald Trump’s Agriculture Department.
No, Half of All Schoolchildren Are Not in Poverty
The Southern Education Foundation study used the number of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches as a proxy for actual poverty statistics.
