Why Do We Give Foreign Grads Preferential Treatment?
Jun 19, 2019 05:58:40 #
It boggles my mind when I learn about programs and benefits that non-citizens get from our various forms of government that is not available to US citizens. Here is another example. Why should an employer get a tax subsidy from the US Government for hiring a foreign graduate from a US University, but not a US graduate? Doesn't tax preference for a foreign graduate equate to discrimination against US graduates?
Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2019) - The Center for Immigration Studies finds that two big newspapers, the New York Times and the San Jose Mercury, recently published articles on the controversial Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for foreign grads of U.S. universities without mentioning the t***h about the program — America's elderly and sick in effect pay $2 billion a year to employers who hire alien grads through OPT rather than American ones.
View the full post: https://cis.org/North/New-York-Times-San-Jose-MercuryNews-Hide-Subsidies-Alien-Grads-OPT-Articles
David North, fellow at the Center and the author of the piece, said, "Neither article mentioned the approximately 8 percent tax break that employers of foreign grads, but not of American grads, get under OPT. The program's dirty little secret is that it is subsidizing employers who choose to hire alien grads rather than American ones."
The New York Times article on Monday dealt with a slowdown within the Department of Homeland Security in the issuance of work permits for the foreign alumni bore this awkward headline: "Visa Delays at Backlogged Immigration Service Strand International Students".
The Times article focused on the new delays in the issuance of work permits for these jobs, which, indirectly, caused the loss of some of those jobs, and on an interesting set of "victims", all of whom are former or current students at Ivy League universities. This gives a lopsided view of the program that routinely provides subsidized jobs to more than 200,000 alumni of less highly regarded institutions.
For instance, one would not know from reading any of the rare media coverage of this program that OPT alumni have been hired, in subsidized jobs, as construction laborers.
Meanwhile, The San Jose Mercury News reported on an important event in the migration business - Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) will soon be introducing a bill terminating the OPT program; he has also written to the president urging him to end the program (which has no legislative basis) by issuing an executive order.
Gosar is aware of the subsidies in the program, and is opposed to them. The first report on his legislative proposal came from Bloomberg News, which also noted the subsidy element in OPT, but the Mercury-News account failed to mention the tax break.
That these trust funds are, in effect, sending money to employers who would rather hire alien graduates than American ones, remains, for all practical purposes, a dirty little secret.
Marguerite Telford
Director of Communications, Center for Immigration Studies
(202) 466-8185
mrt@cis.org
Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2019) - The Center for Immigration Studies finds that two big newspapers, the New York Times and the San Jose Mercury, recently published articles on the controversial Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for foreign grads of U.S. universities without mentioning the t***h about the program — America's elderly and sick in effect pay $2 billion a year to employers who hire alien grads through OPT rather than American ones.
View the full post: https://cis.org/North/New-York-Times-San-Jose-MercuryNews-Hide-Subsidies-Alien-Grads-OPT-Articles
David North, fellow at the Center and the author of the piece, said, "Neither article mentioned the approximately 8 percent tax break that employers of foreign grads, but not of American grads, get under OPT. The program's dirty little secret is that it is subsidizing employers who choose to hire alien grads rather than American ones."
The New York Times article on Monday dealt with a slowdown within the Department of Homeland Security in the issuance of work permits for the foreign alumni bore this awkward headline: "Visa Delays at Backlogged Immigration Service Strand International Students".
The Times article focused on the new delays in the issuance of work permits for these jobs, which, indirectly, caused the loss of some of those jobs, and on an interesting set of "victims", all of whom are former or current students at Ivy League universities. This gives a lopsided view of the program that routinely provides subsidized jobs to more than 200,000 alumni of less highly regarded institutions.
For instance, one would not know from reading any of the rare media coverage of this program that OPT alumni have been hired, in subsidized jobs, as construction laborers.
Meanwhile, The San Jose Mercury News reported on an important event in the migration business - Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) will soon be introducing a bill terminating the OPT program; he has also written to the president urging him to end the program (which has no legislative basis) by issuing an executive order.
Gosar is aware of the subsidies in the program, and is opposed to them. The first report on his legislative proposal came from Bloomberg News, which also noted the subsidy element in OPT, but the Mercury-News account failed to mention the tax break.
That these trust funds are, in effect, sending money to employers who would rather hire alien graduates than American ones, remains, for all practical purposes, a dirty little secret.
Marguerite Telford
Director of Communications, Center for Immigration Studies
(202) 466-8185
mrt@cis.org
Jun 19, 2019 08:36:41 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
ACP45 wrote:
It boggles my mind when I learn about programs and... (show quote)
The bottom line is this; we do not invest in our own people. A foreign graduate is more likely to be able to read, make change and follow direction. Nearly every non 3rd world country produces better educated elementary students, who are 2 full years ahead of American students heading into college.
Instead of subsidizing foreign labor pools, we should be heavily investing in the education of our own children, who will then be able to compete on a level playing field.
Jun 19, 2019 08:46:13 #
lpnmajor wrote:
The bottom line is this; we do not invest in our own people. A foreign graduate is more likely to be able to read, make change and follow direction. Nearly every non 3rd world country produces better educated elementary students, who are 2 full years ahead of American students heading into college.
Instead of subsidizing foreign labor pools, we should be heavily investing in the education of our own children, who will then be able to compete on a level playing field.
Instead of subsidizing foreign labor pools, we should be heavily investing in the education of our own children, who will then be able to compete on a level playing field.
👍👍👍🇺🇸
Jun 19, 2019 09:29:41 #
Jun 20, 2019 07:57:16 #
ACP45 wrote:
It boggles my mind when I learn about programs and... (show quote)
Ummmmm..........can you say FEDERAL SUBSIDIES???
Jun 20, 2019 08:04:02 #
nwtk2007
Loc: Texas
ACP45 wrote:
It boggles my mind when I learn about programs and... (show quote)
In answer to your question why, it is because lawmakers are given money to do it; either directly or indirectly thru campaign contributions.
Jun 20, 2019 17:47:00 #
ACP45 wrote:
It boggles my mind when I learn about programs and... (show quote)
I didn’t know this. Everyone should know what our tax money is used for. Thank you to you and all who post. I learn something everytime I come on.
Jun 20, 2019 17:47:40 #
nwtk2007 wrote:
In answer to your question why, it is because lawmakers are given money to do it; either directly or indirectly thru campaign contributions.
What kind of lawmakers do we have. That’s sick.
Jun 20, 2019 17:52:22 #
lpnmajor wrote:
The bottom line is this; we do not invest in our own people. A foreign graduate is more likely to be able to read, make change and follow direction. Nearly every non 3rd world country produces better educated elementary students, who are 2 full years ahead of American students heading into college.
Instead of subsidizing foreign labor pools, we should be heavily investing in the education of our own children, who will then be able to compete on a level playing field.
Instead of subsidizing foreign labor pools, we should be heavily investing in the education of our own children, who will then be able to compete on a level playing field.
That is absolutely correct. We’re supporting our public schools with our tax dollars and they are more interested in what’s fair, and bullying and r****m, and Islam. The schools can’t give an award to an honor student unless they give some sort of award to all children. What the heck? Computer education is important but not as important as the basic reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, civics and history.
Jun 20, 2019 22:42:44 #
Carol Kelly wrote:
That is absolutely correct. We’re supporting our public schools with our tax dollars and they are more interested in what’s fair, and bullying and r****m, and Islam. The schools can’t give an award to an honor student unless they give some sort of award to all children. What the heck? Computer education is important but not as important as the basic reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, civics and history.
STOP PAYING TAXES
Jun 21, 2019 08:18:24 #
Carol Kelly wrote:
That is absolutely correct. We’re supporting our public schools with our tax dollars and they are more interested in what’s fair, and bullying and r****m, and Islam. The schools can’t give an award to an honor student unless they give some sort of award to all children. What the heck? Computer education is important but not as important as the basic reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, civics and history.
Spot On
Jun 23, 2019 08:07:42 #
nwtk2007
Loc: Texas
Carol Kelly wrote:
What kind of lawmakers do we have. That’s sick.
The kind who say they will continue to take dark money if we don't give them a $4500 raise.
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