Trump says bringing foreign workers into the US ‘is MAGA’
Donald Trump has once again publicly dipped a (presumably orange-tinged) toe into the topic of immigration. The US president told a room of business leaders that bringing in foreign specialists to train American workers is entirely in line with his kind of politics, while admitting he’s taken heat for this view from some parts of his Make America Great Again (MAGA) fanbase. The comments came during his appearance at the US-Saudi Investment Forum alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Picture: Shutterstock)
He insisted that foreign experts are needed in order to help American factories compete with other countries in high-tech industries. ‘You’re building plants to make computers and to make telephones, to make a lot of different things, missiles… Things that are very – very detailed and you have to have great knowledge. But if you have to bring people to get those plants opened, we want you to do that, and we want those people to teach our people how to make computer chips and how to make other things.’ (Picture: Getty Images)
‘You can’t come in, open up a massive computer chip factory for billions and billions of dollars like is being done in Arizona and think you’re going to hire people off an unemployment line to run it. They’re going to have to bring thousands of people with them, and I’m going to welcome those people.’ Trump then went on to say: ‘I love my conservative friends. I love MAGA. But this is MAGA. Those people are going to teach our people how to make computer chips, and in a short period of time, our people are going to be doing great and those people can go home, where they probably always want to be.’ (Picture: Getty Images)
Last week’s clash with Fox News host Laura Ingraham had actually set the stage for this moment. During their interview, Ingraham warned that ‘you can’t flood the country with tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, of foreign workers.’ Trump responded: ‘You also do have to bring in talent.’ The exchange flashed across social platforms and quickly stirred anger from parts of the MAGA movement that have long resisted expanding programmes like the H-1B visa. (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)
Ingraham pushed the commander-in-chief again by claiming that the USA has ‘plenty of talented people here.’ Trump disagreed. ‘No, we don’t,’ he said, adding that ‘people have to learn.’ Those lines spread widely online and drew a wave of criticism from activists who oppose any growth in any kind of immigration – even skilled immigration. Trump’s comments on Wednesday showed little sign that he planned to soften the message despite the uproar. (Picture: REUTERS)
He did, however, offer up something of a mild compliment to the people calling him out. POTUS referred to his critics as ‘really, really smart,’ adding that ‘they’re unbelievable patriots.’ The problem, in his view, was that ‘they just don’t understand our people need to be taught.’ He held his ground on the practical realities of running high tech plants, arguing that political slogans cannot replace technical training when it comes to advanced manufacturing. (Picture: REUTERS)
Trump said factories producing things like computers, mobile phones and missiles require more than enthusiasm. He told the forum that these sites are ‘extremely complex’ and that it was unrealistic to ‘think you can hire people off an unemployment line to run it.’ He said: ‘We’re not going to be successful if we don’t allow people that invest billions of dollars in plants and equipment to bring a lot of their people from their country to get that plant open, operating and working. I’m sorry.’ (Picture: EPA)
Foreign owners building these facilities will ‘have to bring thousands of people with them, and I’m going to welcome those people,’ he said. To underline the point, he pointed to an incident involving Hyundai’s electric vehicle plant in Georgia. Hundreds of South Korean nationals working at the site had been detained during a September ICE immigration raid. Many were forced to leave the United States before later being allowed back to resume their jobs. Trump told the crowd that the workers had been ordered to ‘get out,’ but that ‘I said, “Stop it. Don’t be stupid”.’ (Picture: Getty Images) Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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