Trump`s flip-flop over H-1B visas |
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump stoked another controversy when he said he has softened his stance on H-1B visas for highly-skilled workers, but took a U-turn soon by vowing to abolish the visa program, popular among Indian techies. He said he is changing as America needs highly skilled professionals.Trump`s website, however, calls for eliminating the H-1B class of visas that allow companies to import high-skilled workers from countries like India.However, within an hour of his statement, which was interpreted differently by immigration experts, Trump clarified that the H-1B program is neither high-skilled nor immigration: these are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay.He is totally committed to eliminating rampant, widespread H-1B abuse and ending outrageous practices such as those that occurred at Disney in Florida when Americans were forced to train their foreign replacements.But as soon as the debate was over, his handlers made him reverse himself. The Republican nominee cannot be somebody who is totally clueless on so many issues, including his signature issue.
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