Report: Trump Risks Angering Base With Controversial Guest Worker Proposal

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Report: Trump Risks Angering Base With Controversial Guest Worker Proposal

Debra Heine

- February 20th, 2020


President Trump is reportedly considering a guest worker proposal that has conservative immigration hawks ringing alarm bells.

In recent months, the administration has reportedly been in negotiations with senators about legislation that would “create new categories of temporary worker visas or lengthen the allotted stays for those workers,” among other things, according to Politico.

The effort comes after a larger, bolder White House immigration plan failed to gain support in congress.

The Trump administration has already massively expanded the H-2A temporary foreign agricultural worker program.

The White House confirmed to Politico that negotiations on the proposal are ongoing.

“We’ve also been listening to stakeholders,” a White House official said. “We’ve also developed points of view on what the temporary system should look like.”

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[EdinVA]

Why not offer these guest worker permits to the illegals in the country already.
At least we could identify and track them rather than importing a new batch of "claim jumpers".
We have had workers come across the border for centuries, we just lost track of them.

[Cyber Liberty]

Why not offer these guest worker permits to the illegals in the country already.
At least we could identify and track them rather than importing a new batch of "claim jumpers".
We have had workers come across the border for centuries, we just lost track of them.

Offering guest worker permits to law breakers will encourage more lawbreaking.

[PeteS in CA]

Braceros 2.0?

[skeeter]

Offering guest worker permits to law breakers will encourage more lawbreaking.

No kidding. At this point the only way I see Trump getting into trouble is if he lets the Gang of Eight types in his own party browbeat him into some dumb move involving immigration/illegal immigration.