Donald Trump Zeroes in on Disney Layoffs in Bashing Guest Worker Visas

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Hahaha legal immigrants are now on the menu!

Donald Trump Zeroes in on Disney Layoffs in Bashing Guest Worker Visas

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At Thursdays GOP debate, Donald Trump said that he was changing his hard-line view of the H-1B visa program to recruit highly skilled workers, telling co-moderator Megyn Kelly that he was softening the position, because we have to have talented people in this country.

But just hours later, his campaign released a statement in which he bashed the H-1B program for allowing temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay.

A shift, then a shift back? Trumps statement highlighted the need to crack down on H-1B abuse, citing in particular a story that is familiar to voters in Florida, which holds its primary on March 15: That is the case of 250 Walt Disney World IT workers who were laid off last year, their jobs transferred to foreign workers who obtained visas and were recruited by contractors.

GOP candidates have, from time to time, cited the case of the Disney workers in calling for cutting back the number of H-1B visas, or adding further restrictions, but Trump in particular has focused on the layoffs.

In his statement, Trump said that he would be ending outrageous practices such as those that occurred at Disney in Florida when Americans were forced to train their foreign replacements.

Trumps campaign highlighted the Disney workers at a recent campaign event.

On Sunday, two of the former IT workers, Dena Moore and Leo Perrero, appeared at a Trump rally in Alabama, according to Computerworld. They each have filed class action lawsuits against Disney, with Moore also naming as a defendant Cognizant Technology Solutions and Perrero naming HCL Inc.

Last week, Perrero testified before a Senate subcommittee, chaired by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who has endorsed Trump, and recounted to lawmakers being told that he and about two dozen other others would be laid off, their jobs transferred to foreign workers, and that they would be required to train them as a condition of their severance.

We all felt extremely humiliated when the foreign workers sat next to us, and watched everything that we did, he said.

Tech companies have sought to expand the visa program, as part of calls for immigration reform. Even though Trump at the debate appeared to side with Silicon Valley in their call for more highly skilled workers, he has also bashed rival Marco Rubio, who has sponsored legislation to increased the cap on such visas, which are designed to enable companies to temporarily employ workers in specialty occupations.

A spokeswoman for Disney did not immediately return a request for comment.

The company has said that many of the workers got new jobs at the company, while others retired. Disney employs about 74,000 workers in the central Florida area.

Still, Trumps campaign seems determined to use the issue of the Disney workers to give the issue visibility in Florida. If Rubio wins there, it would raise some doubts about Trumps ability to amass a majority of delegates before the GOP convention in July. If Trump wins the Sunshine State, it may go a long way toward eliminating a competitor he has taken to dismiss as little Marco.

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At Thursdays GOP debate, Donald Trump said that he was changing his hard-line view of the H-1B visa program to recruit highly skilled workers, telling co-moderator Megyn Kelly that he was softening the position, because we have to have talented people in this country.

But just hours later, his campaign released a statement in which he bashed the H-1B program for allowing temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay.

These two views are not at odds. In fact, they are even consistent with official USCIS policy: allow foreign tech workers, but they cannot be used to replace otherwise competent American workers who can be found to do the same thing.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

These two views are not at odds. In fact, they are even consistent with official USCIS policy: allow foreign tech workers, but they cannot be used to replace otherwise competent American workers who can be found to do the same thing.

Yes they are

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

h1b is not immigration.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

h1b is not immigration.

So what are they? They come here legally to work.

[Rob L 3,811]

h1b is not immigration.

its a visa..and a great stepping stone to immigration

[TBoneTX 45,289]

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Here is what is at odds:

Donald Trump stands up in a rally and makes an outlandish statement to fire up a crowd and within two hours the campaign or the Don issues a "clarification" to his original piece of Bull

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Hahahahahaha great observation

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[TBoneTX 45,289]

he bashed the H-1B program for allowing temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay.

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This is apparently a genuine problem. Read relevant posts by the retired CO, HFM181818, who contributes to the upper forums.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

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This is apparently a genuine problem. Read relevant posts by the retired CO, HFM181818, who contributes to the upper forums.

And supporting companies that outsource jobs is ok? Says the guy who uses illegals to build his stuff? He is a walking bag of contradictions. And least these companies used people who are here legally

[Dakine10 5,452]

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This is apparently a genuine problem. Read relevant posts by the retired CO, HFM181818, who contributes to the upper forums.

It's a genuine problem because of American companies, not because of the H1B worker.

[Dakine10 5,452]

h1b is not immigration.

H1B allows immigrant intent, so it is related. It's not uncommon for H1B workers to immigrate via employer sponsorship.

[eieio 1,594]

Trumps statement highlighted the need to crack down on H-1B abuse,

I believe there is to much abuse. We need to decrease the number of these visa issued each year.

We went to a water park in Wisconsin this summer. The majority of workers were foreign. Seems they each had two jobs and were working 12-16 hours a day ,6 days a week. The water park basically had them hostage.

[Dakine10 5,452]

I believe there is to much abuse. We need to decrease the number of these visa issued each year.

We went to a water park in Wisconsin this summer. The majority of workers were foreign. Seems they each had two jobs and were working 12-16 hours a day ,6 days a week. The water park basically had them hostage.

The H1B is for skilled specialty workers. Where would you see H1B workers at a water park?

[eieio 1,594]

Not sure which visas they were. Didn't ask…didn't care.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Not sure which visas they were. Didn't ask…didn't care.

How do you know it's "visa abuse" if you don't know what visa's (if any) the workers had. You can't fix a problem if you don't know what the problem is. Which ties back into the topic title.

The penalties for companies that employ illegal workers or commit other forms of immigration fraud are not enough to stop them from doing it. So they have done it for years, and they continue to do it. They look for new and creative ways to exploit the system.

The problem can be fixed if and when there is political will to do so. Historically, there hasn't been, no matter who has been in office.