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> he was very down on immigrants depressing native worker's wages. I'm not a Sanders supporter, but just wanted to point out that one can be both pro-immigrant
by jnbiche 9y ago
> he was very down on immigrants depressing native worker's wages.
I'm not a Sanders supporter, but just wanted to point out that one can be both pro-immigrant (wanting to increase general immigrant quotas) and against programs like H1B that are designed to suppress salaries in specific industries.
- Symmetry 9y agoWell, most Sanders supporters are way more pro-immigrant than he is so being pro-Sanders doesn't really mean that much here. There was some great reporting in I think the New York times a while ago on the beliefs of the supporters of various presidential contenders. And yes, you can certainly be against a certain policy without being anti-immigration. I'm for drastically expanding US immigration but replacing H1Bs with programs that don't tie people to a particular employer is something I would support.