Colorado's left-wing governor, Jared Polis, calls it “stupid” to oppose the H-1B program, which would put thousands of tuition-paying foreign graduates into careers that require well-trained Colorado graduates. He said that.
police said CNN's Caitlin Collins said on December 26th:
Look, we have a world-class university here, the University of Colorado Boulder. [and] Colorado State University. Students come here from all over the world. And one of the stupidest things we do as a nation is that when they get a bachelor's degree or a graduate degree, it might be a Ph.D. in physics or engineering, but they literally say, 'You work in this country. “That is not allowed.” I have to go somewhere else.
Polis added:
guess what? In the global economy, jobs go to India and then China. It is bad for the economy and bad for job creation. And that's one of the stupidest things we do.
Polis also urged Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to continue speaking out in support of H-1B visas in particular and immigrant workers in general. “They certainly [economic] Contributions related to entrepreneurs and engineers. And frankly, it's a start. ”
His views are echoed by other Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“From Silicon Valley to the Central Valley, we're better when we have competition and great talent, from farm workers to construction workers to CEOs,” Newsom tweeted on Dec. 28. .
“Immigrants contribute to the overall economy,” Polis told CNN.
Polis' comments come as a new debate has begun within the Republican Party, with America First members accusing the party of prioritizing foreign workers over American jobs. criticizes the business side of
Last week, for example, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley blasted Vivek Ramaswamy's staunch support for the H-1B visa program, saying she cut back on foreign worker hiring during her time as governor. He pointed out that he hired Americans.
On the other hand, Ramaswami claimed that The argument is that the H-1B program is needed because there aren't enough educated and trained Americans to fill high-tech jobs.
But conservative critics of the visa system say the system is abused by turning imported workers into de facto “indentured servants” for the companies that employ them, forcing them into low-wage jobs that they can't lose or be deported. It is pointed out that this is often the case.
The issue could be the first serious discussion among members of the president-elect's coalition.
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