Presidential Candidates -- where we stand for 2008

Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:30 PM

<<<<< JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER No. 1762 -- 9/26/2007 >>>>>

I tabulated where the top presidential candidates stand on employment based
visas. It's not a pretty picture, to say the least! In conclusion, we have
lost the presidency on these issues. There is almost unanimous agreement that
H-1B and green card visa numbers should be increased, and all of them want
some type of guest worker program for unskilled workers.

Tancredo, at 1% popularity, is the only one who has taken a definite stand
against increasing H-1B. Unless there is a huge sea change we had better start
thinking about Congress!

Poll H-1B EB H

DEMOCRATS

Hillary Clinton 39% y y y
Barack Obama 20% y y y
John Edwards 15% y y y
Bill Richardson 4% y y y
Dennis Kucinich 3% ? u y

REPUBLICANS

Rudolph Giuliani 27% y u y
Fred Thompson 26% y u y
John McCain 14% y y y
Mitt Romney 10% y y u
Mike Huckabee 4% ? u y
Tancredo 2% n n y
Ron Paul 1% y y y

Poll: Current Poll for popularity according to CNN
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/candidates/
Table is arranged by order of popularity.

H-1B: Does candidate want to increase the number of H-1B visas for skilled
workers?

EB: Does candidate want to increase the number of employment based green
cards?

H: Does candidate want to increase or create new categories of visas for
unskilled workers? Those might be visas such as H-2B, H-1C, etc.

y - yes
n - no
? - Hasn't taken a position or is vague
u - unknown by me at this time

I welcome any of you to send documentation that would allow me to update this
table. This table is dynamic and could change as time goes on, and the
election gets closer.

If the table isn't lined correctly it's probably because of incompatabilities
between your email client and mine. Sorry about that but nothing I can do!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Newsletter Homepage:
http://www.JobDestruction.com/shameh1b/JobDestructionNews.htm

Support this Newsletter and www.JobDestruction.com by donating:
www.zazona.com/Donations.htm

To Be removed from this mailing list, reply to this email with UNSUbSCRIBE in
the subject window

Back to archives