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I think there would be enormous political pushback by elements of both parties to expanding the guest worker program to unskilled labor.

• anamax 5y ago
  There is significant political support for effectively open borders, which has the effect of importing unskilled labor without the permit implied by a guest worker program.
  • renewiltord 5y ago
    What in the I-485 are you even talking about? American immigration is hard as fuck for an Indian person making like half a million a year. You think they’re going to try to lobby to get blue collar people in? “Effectively open borders”, my ass.
    • anamax 5y ago
      I didn't claim that there was support for specific special cases. I also didn't say that the general case supporters had gotten their way. That said, if the general case folk get their way, I assume that your special case will be included. I do note that folks who want lots of low-skilled immigrants (the "who's going to pick grapes" folks) might not care that much about every instance of high-skilled immigrants.
  • Qub3d 5y ago
    I'm sorry, did you and I experience the same 2016-2020? The one with a border wall, Muslim country of origin ban, and H1B visa cuts? I'm not arguing these are good or bad (H1Bs especially are abused) but they definitely happened and have a massive groundswell of support from one party.
    • anamax 5y ago
      In what universe is "there's significant political support for {X}" contradicted by "{not X} happened" or even "there's significant political support for {not X}"?
      • relaxing 5y ago
        In the universe of the United States Senate.