Graham: ‘Not Accurate’ That Foreign Workers Are Hurting American Wages, Job Opportunities

Thursday on MSNBC, when asked about the immigration plan President Donald Trump is supporting, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he could not support the bill because it is based on an inaccurate argument that foreign workers are hurting American wages and job opportunities.

Graham said, “The argument is that these foreign workers are hurting the American wages and job opportunities. I think that is not accurate. I think the truth is that employers can advertise until the cows come home. And there are certain areas like meat packing, and tourism, and agriculture that you just can’t find the American-born labor to do those jobs. And these legal visas keep the company from going out of business or moving overseas. And I don’t want an economy that doesn’t recognize how diverse we are as a nation. And to take all of the green cards and put them in one end of the economy is just I think Ill-advised. And I can’t support that.”

(h/t Grabien)

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