Omaha Steve's Labor Group
In reply to the discussion: Laid off workers at Disney made to train foreign replacements [View all]appalachiablue
(43,777 posts)The underclass reminds me of sugar cane migrants from Haiti in SW FL in the east, and the Pakinstani associations I mentioned who are still in limbo, and the thousands, millions of others. Of concern as well is the state of the US workforce apart from immigration and in relation to displacement from growing automation through recent AI advances and TPP provisions (and expectations) for discharged American labor.
An update on Hillary's views is needed since what I've read from years ago doesn't sound very encouraging or current. What she told middlemen agencies in India Re visas and then distressed US workers in the Northeast, "I feel your pain" is very different if what I read is accurate.
Uncertainty for many immigrants, and dramatic changes for Americans, particularly the young and vulnerable. And just who is running the ship, are we truly moving into global corporate governance, turning over our national sovereignty to transnationals and corporate run tribunals as some believe. Many serious issues to face and resolve clearly.