Donald Trump Attacks Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Over 'Cheap' Migrants
Source: The London Daily Mail 19:36 EST, 18 August 2015
Donald Trump has launched a personal attack on Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg for letting too many immigrants into America.
The billionaire businessman, who is vying to be US President, said he wanted to force technology companies to hire more Americans instead of flying cheaper workers in from overseas.
He launched a broadside at Mr Zuckerberg, claiming that the technology chief was trying to push through new rules that would make it even harder than it is presently for Americans to find jobs in the future.
In a somewhat surprising move, Mr Trump who has been accused of sexism on numerous occasions during his campaign to be president also claimed that the rules Mr Zuckerberg is espousing would make things particularly hard for women and ethnic minorities.
Mark Zuckerbergs personal Senator, Marco Rubio, has a bill to triple H-1Bs [people on a visa for highly-skilled workers] that would decimate women and minorities, he said. At the moment, America grants a limited number of H-1B visas for each year, helping companies like Facebook, Google and Apple to recruit heavily from the countries including Britain, India and China.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3202932/Trump-attacks-Facebook-cheap-migrants-Presidential-hopeful-says-wants-firms-recruit-home-flying-workers-overseas.html
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)think it important to push the TPP and send more jobs overseas. I don't know why.
Wouldn't it be ironic if he out-democrated the Democrats on labor?
big_dog
(4,144 posts)poverty stricken middle classes stuck in low growth don't buy his units and make him money
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)candelista
(1,986 posts)But for some reason, many DUers don't see that H1b visas and open borders are two versions of the same anti-US working class policy.
Disclaimer: I am not a Trump supporter.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)The last thing we need is ANY republican naming Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement.
rpannier
(24,338 posts)He also seems to not like Zuckerberg (I'm with him on that too)
I didn't realize that Zuckerberg was a Rubio supporter
David__77
(23,503 posts)No one from either party has really gotten much play in a long time who took a "populist" position immigration. The consensus has been pretty strong actually, with few cracks in it. I don't agree with Trump's position. I could readily see his posturing leading to the other Republicans (and many Democrats) looking like pro-corporate entities relative to a more "pro-working class" position. Recall that the US labor movement, or aspects of it, took a dim view of immigration generally at different points.
big_dog
(4,144 posts)he can't win the election, but he sure can make things easy for us! go donnie go
candelista
(1,986 posts)It's not clear to me that Hillary, in her current and future damaged condition, could defeat Trump in the election.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Bias can often make that which is clear somewhat cloudy.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)rpannier
(24,338 posts)I've found it disconcerting when I see/hear Irish and Italian Catholics disparaging Islam as a religion that is not compatible with democracy.
I remind people that it was the same argument used against Catholics in the late 19th, early 20th century
Some people seem to think that once they're no longer in the 'out' crowd it's just fine to bash the 'outs'.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)If this apparent xenophobia over immigration starts infecting DU, what is the point of this whole site?
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)or how his grandfather allegedly got here.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)generally discredited arguments.
He's a rightwing populist, which is code for 'fascist.'
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Good to see O'M will join some of those immigrant workers today to point that out to the fawning, fascist supporting media.
pampango
(24,692 posts)to vote for him because he goes after foreigners. On balance his economic policies (walls, tariffs and going after immigrants - all targeted at foreigners - plus more 'right-to-work' and no taxes on corporations) would be horrible for American workers.
But a little 'populism' goes a long way in winning votes. The Donald is not dummy.
big_dog
(4,144 posts)and his negatives are way too high to win anything right now
ericson00
(2,707 posts)because they're also big at business schools across America
7962
(11,841 posts)Ridiculous that this is even allowed
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/last-task-after-layoff-at-disney-train-foreign-replacements.html
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/company-forces-laid-employees-train-foreign-replacements
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2879083/southern-california-edison-it-workers-beyond-furious-over-h-1b-replacements.html
The whole point of the visa program is to supply workers WHEN YOU CANT FIND ANY
mackerel
(4,412 posts)degree, graduated from Moorehouse and also has a degree from San Diego State University but is having a hell of a time finding a job.
candelista
(1,986 posts)In construction, for example. Well-qualified US citizens who are drywallers, carpenters, bricklayers, etc. are being underpriced by cheap illegal foreign labor. This is one of Bernie's concerns, too.
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/07/30/3686282/bernie-sanders-immigration/
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)Response to big_dog (Original post)
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Kingofalldems
(38,475 posts)You could post all your Trump news there!
7962
(11,841 posts)This is news. Where has the person who posted the OP said he thinks trump is great?
I wonder if you'd have a problem if Hillary was the one making the same statement?
Kingofalldems
(38,475 posts)Look it up.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)kacekwl
(7,021 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)He's a typical Republican, no wonder he dominates Republican presidents list so easy.
kcjohn1
(751 posts)I'm totally in favor of immigration. There should be more immigrants allowed in each year.
H-1b Visas are sham that are used by corporation to drive down wages and exploit workers. They basically replace local worker with temporary worker for fraction of costs.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)So a stopped clock is right twice a day.
I encourage public exposure of this massive H-1B exploitation by Silicon Valley. Within the last few months, there's even been a post on DU about how a SV Corp brought tech slave labor over under H-1B.
Didn't know that Zuckerberg was so close to Rubio, but it makes sense.
Glad Bernie includes criticism of H-1B in his platform too.