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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: 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.