Reply #31: Politicians fail to protect American jobs [View All]

I don't know if anyone is still following this thread, but I have some relevant information to share. The Byrd Ammendment mentioned earlier is probably not the one that directs tariff collections toward companies who are harmed by violations of our international trade agreements. I believe the Senator was talking today about the Byrd Amendment to this year's Senate Bill 1932, which would have stopped an additional 350,000 additional immigrant H1B visas from being issued each year. In case you have been in a coma for the last 50 years, Republicans have been supporting anything and everything that will replace American jobs with cheap labor, either here or overseas. The H1B visa program is but one example of this endless assault on what is left of our middle class.

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