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That for members of his own party. >> why do we want to use h1b visa program to bring foreign workers in to compete with american skilled workers? that competition drives down salaries and bad for the american worker and bad for the american economy. >> as you pointed out, a lot of the high tech companies rely on the foreign workers to do the jobs because they cant filled skilled american workers and they need to hire them at a reasonable wage. the presidents executive order will also order a re...

America first. >> the president has directed a review of decades-old government buy american policy to ensure federal agencies and federal contracts make maximum use of american goods and materials. it also authorizes the renegotiation of trade deals with the agreements put the u.s. at a disadvantage. >> this historic action declares that the policy of our government is to aggressively promote and use american-made goods and ensure that american labor is hired to do the job. >> while many worker...

Its a job that needs to get done and many of the people who do it right now are at risk of being removed from the country under president trumps immigration policies. so why did so many farmers like paul betancourt support trump? >> the alternative was unthinkable. continued pressure from the federal government was squeezing us out. big issue here is water. we got no help from washington on water during the drought. and, you know, the regulatory burden continues to increase so continueuation of ...

Unthinkable. continued pressure from the federal government was squeezing us out. big issue here is water. we got no help from washington on water during the drought. and, you know, the regulatory burden continues to increase so continuation of what we had was unthinkable. >> i know you supported donald trump. on the one hand, i know hes good for small businesses in some ways, but he also is tough on the immigrant workers. are you kind of caught in the middle here? >> i disagree with him on that...

The whole supply and demand. let me ask you this. >> i understand your question but what i am saying is these workers are already here in this country. whats happening as these immigrant workers are actually -- companies or try to pay them under the table. >> tucker: in states like arizona for example when the states are enforcing the law that saying only legal people here can work, it had a rising effect on low end wages because there were fewer people undercutting the value of labor. you dont ...

Pollute kratz of the chamber of commerce and repeating it verbatim. unless we have massive amounts of foreign low-wage labor, itll be hard in our economy. no, itll be hard for people who seek on it pay lower wages to it their workers, isnt it? >> no, actually the laws of supply and demand operate regardless of our immigration laws. thats why we have one of the reasons why we have a large undocumented population is our immigration system is so broken, there arent legal mechanisms for the blue-col...

Was planned. the washington-based grassroots movement asked both documented and undocumented immigrants not to go to work. the restaurant industry, where at least 23% of all workers are foreign-born, had the most visible impact. in new jersey, were almost half the population art integrates, taxi drivers took the day off. some stores were shot. and the mayor led a march. >> consequences can be devastating to united states and small businesses that exist in our city. >> in new york city, the highe...

After "a day without immigrants" was planned. the washington-based grassroots movement asked both documented and undocumented immigrants not to go to work. the restaurant industry, where at least 23% of all workers are foreign-born, had the most visible impact. in new jersey, were almost half the population art integrates, taxi drivers took the day off. some stores were shot. and the mayor led a march. >> consequences can be devastating to united states and small businesses that exist in our cit...

To demonstrate what life in this country of immigrants might look like without them. even at the pentagon food court, some restaurants were closed. this beverly hills doctor is juggling patients without a staff. >> its necessary that we do things to resist the kinds of changes that are being brought upon us by the trump administration. >> reporter: immigrant workers in the u.s. number nearly 30 million. many, 12 million, in restaurants. the protester gaining traction as ice agents step up in rai...

Aleve pm for a better am. we are workers. we are not criminals. we are in the fields. we produce. we distribute. and then we buy the product. we are an essentially part of this economy. >> today businesses shut down national wide. this was in support of the protest movement "a day without immigrants." it shows how the economy might lag without the participation of immigrant workers, many of whom are here unlawfully. some very popular restaurants joining the resistance. our guest is an award wi...