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President-elect Donald Trump realized early in his campaign that U.S. IT workers were angry over training foreign visa-holding replacements. He knew this anger was volcanic.
Trump is the first major U.S. presidential candidate in this race -- or any previous presidential race -- to focus on the use of the H-1B visa to displace IT workers. He asked former Disney IT employees, upset over having to train foreign replacements, to speak at his rallies.
"The fact is that Americans are losing their jobs to foreigners," said Dena Moore, a former Disney IT worker at a Trump rally in Alabama in February. "I believe Mr. Trump is for Americans first."
Yes, US nerds were angry about training H-1B replacements, but how much could they have helped put him over the top?
(Score: 5, Informative) by ikanreed on Thursday November 10 2016, @11:20PM
K.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-abortion-women-punishment_us_56fc2a99e4b083f5c606880d [huffingtonpost.com]
(I know, I know, I don't like huffpo either, but it was the first result for my search and I'm feeling lazy)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @11:25PM
Some type of punishment isn't exactly arresting, fuckwad.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by ikanreed on Thursday November 10 2016, @11:26PM
Please indicate the non-traffic crimes that any one person or person has ever received through the US judicial system without first having been arrested.
I'm aware of a few ways that's possible, but it doesn't happen often. Arresting is a precursor to "Some type of punishment" you pedantic child.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Marand on Friday November 11 2016, @12:22AM
There's currently a punishment for people without insurance in the form of a monetary fine that is handled as part of filing your tax returns. You don't get arrested, you just get less back or owe more money come April. So, yes, it's possible to have "some type of punishment" without arrest. Doesn't mean that's what Trump meant, but it's certainly possible. People need to jumping to conclusions about shit when there's so little to go on.
And no, I'm not a Trump supporter. I'm just tired of the bullshit from both sides. Like it or not, he won, so now he can be measured by what he does or does not do, rather than speculation about dumb shit said during this year's farce of an election.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by ikanreed on Friday November 11 2016, @12:52AM
I know I solicited this response but, I'm sure he was talking about a tax modification, as a means of incentive alteration in a technocra-
-wait:
that's stupid as hell and if you're tired of "the bullshit from both sides" why are you seriously trying to pretend he didn't intend criminal prosecution because there's a trivial language difference from what I said.
I want to make the case that I said nothing hyperbolic at all.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Marand on Friday November 11 2016, @01:24AM
You asked about punishments given without requiring an arrest, so I supplied one. Like I said, that doesn't mean it's what Trump meant, but it could be. Or he could have just been talking out of his ass just like everything else said during his campaign. I don't think it really matters; I only replied because you asked for an example and that one came to mind.
Also, I wasn't accusing anybody of hyperbole. That bit about being sick of the bullshit got added in because of both you and the AC resorting to petty name-calling over an argument about what Trump may have meant about a statement that may or may not have been absolute pandering bullshit when he said it. After months of watching the pro-Clinton and pro-Trump camps nitpicking every damn thing the other side has said, I'm just tired of it. Is that what he meant? Was it bullshit? Why does it even matter now? Election's over, he won, now we can wait, see what he does, and criticise actions instead of arguing over speculation about campagn-trail hot air.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 11 2016, @08:39AM
Getting a free pass for "pandering" is bullshit.
If we don't hold candidates accountible for their words, then what the fuck else is there?
When Hitler was campaigning people literally said the same thing about him, oh he's just pandering to get the stupid vote. [vox.com]
No he fucking wasn't.
The problem with waiting for action is that by then its too damn late.
Maybe you get lucky and can undo it, but in the meantime lots of people suffer.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by tisI on Friday November 11 2016, @05:08AM
My friend, you're being bated by troll.
AC's will argue stupid shit incessantly. Ignore that cum swallower unless he wants to show his face.
Thank you for the link.
I had NO idea that worthless piece of shit freak show on wheels ever said such a retarded thing.
Nuke that fucker and anyone else that follows that type of neanderthal mentality. Rabid dogs must be put down.
Yep, these worthless cocksuckers are really going to divide the country now, worse than even CRAB and Fox News couldn't do with 8 years of manipulating the peasants.
We'll be so fucked up squabbling amongst ourselves finger pointing "who's to blame" with the Emperor baiting the whole clusterfuck along.
Next thing you know Mexico and Canada will invade and loot the smoldering wreckage.
"Suppose you were an idiot...and suppose you were a member of Congress...but I repeat myself."