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:
(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.
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.