repo senator sessions on zuckerberg

It's funny (but not really) that the only "news" sites that Google turns up with Sessions' remarks are RWNJ sites. Hmm...

DailyMail from September 12, 2014:

Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions singled out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday for taking jobs away from American workers and giving them to immigrants to drive down his company's costs.

Sessions, a Republican who is known for his fierce opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants, railed on the Senate floor against Zuckerberg and other Democrats backing executive action by the president and legislation authored by the Gang of Eight that would increase the number of guest worker permits.

'The “masters of the universe” are very fond of open borders as long as these open borders don’t extend to their gated compounds and fenced-off estates,' he claimed at one point, according to National Review Online, which reprinted a version of his speech.

[...]

The crux of Sessions' argument was that it's unnecessary to increase the number of temporary work visas, particularly for the purposes of filling information and technology positions, because there's a plethora of jobless Americans who could fill those voids.

The Republican Senator targeted Zuckerberg because he is the founder of a Silicon Valley based non-profit organization that lobbies the government to make reforms to the immigration system.

The goals of FWD.us include getting the government to provide a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants who currently reside in the U.S. and to allowing skilled workers to jump to the front of the immigration line.

Reports that the president could grant work permits to up to six million illegal immigrants this fall has Sessions especially riled up about the influence that special interests could have on the White House's decision.

(Emphasis added.)

Sessions wants to kill immigration reform. That's his goal. He'll say anything, even things that sound reasonable, to support that goal. But he won't do anything concrete to help the the poor- and middle-classes along the way. Zuck wants cheap labor, too, of course, but he wants more than that (his labor needs would be cheaper without any changes).

Keep your eye on the prize...

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #400,104 by boxley 3/17/15 8:34:09 PM Reply	repo senator sessions on zuckerberg Mr. Zuckerberg is worth $27 billion, I guess he is 27 years old, I’m not sure. So he wants more foreign workers. I would like to think he might want to pay his employees more and maybe not have quite so many billions, if he’d like to be helpful, and maybe he could get more local workers.” Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #400,114 by mmoffitt 3/18/15 8:14:45 AM Reply	That's the smartest thing I've ever heard from Sessions.
Post #400,129 by a6l6e6x 3/18/15 12:48:37 PM Reply	Not liking Zuck's politics, he just wants to zing him. Don't wait for Session to sponsor laws to address what he said. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #400,136 by boxley 3/18/15 2:09:21 PM Reply	but according to everyone rich people are republicans by default Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #400,145 by a6l6e6x 3/18/15 4:37:41 PM Reply	George Soros (w/$24.2 B) has never been accused of being a Republican. Zuck has $34.9 B. via Forbes list. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #400,144 by mmoffitt 3/18/15 4:37:07 PM Reply	Agreed. Sessions is a moron. That's why the remark surprised me.
Post #400,153 by Another Scott 3/18/15 5:20:11 PM Reply	Yup. Zuck supports Obama's efforts. Therefore Zuck is the enemy.
Post #400,152 by Another Scott 3/18/15 5:19:32 PM Reply	Seems to be all about the immigration stuff that Obama's ordered. It's funny (but not really) that the only "news" sites that Google turns up with Sessions' remarks are RWNJ sites. Hmm... DailyMail from September 12, 2014: Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions singled out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday for taking jobs away from American workers and giving them to immigrants to drive down his company's costs. Sessions, a Republican who is known for his fierce opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants, railed on the Senate floor against Zuckerberg and other Democrats backing executive action by the president and legislation authored by the Gang of Eight that would increase the number of guest worker permits. 'The “masters of the universe” are very fond of open borders as long as these open borders don’t extend to their gated compounds and fenced-off estates,' he claimed at one point, according to National Review Online, which reprinted a version of his speech. [...] The crux of Sessions' argument was that it's unnecessary to increase the number of temporary work visas, particularly for the purposes of filling information and technology positions, because there's a plethora of jobless Americans who could fill those voids. The Republican Senator targeted Zuckerberg because he is the founder of a Silicon Valley based non-profit organization that lobbies the government to make reforms to the immigration system. The goals of FWD.us include getting the government to provide a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants who currently reside in the U.S. and to allowing skilled workers to jump to the front of the immigration line. Reports that the president could grant work permits to up to six million illegal immigrants this fall has Sessions especially riled up about the influence that special interests could have on the White House's decision. (Emphasis added.) Sessions wants to kill immigration reform. That's his goal. He'll say anything, even things that sound reasonable, to support that goal. But he won't do anything concrete to help the the poor- and middle-classes along the way. Zuck wants cheap labor, too, of course, but he wants more than that (his labor needs would be cheaper without any changes). Keep your eye on the prize... Cheers, Scott.

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