Trump Backs Special Tech Work Visas, What About Nurses And Care Aides?

Despite his vow to close the US borders to nearly all immigrants and deport millions of others, President-elect Trump says he’ll continue special H-1B work visas for tech workers. That decision came in response to some of his Silicon Valley supporters, who insist foreign labor is critical because there are not enough US-born engineers and others to do this important work.

By that logic, Trump also ought to protect the direct care workers who assist people with disabilities and frail older adults from his mass deportation plans and even create a new special immigration status for them. Why? Because, well, there are not enough US-born people willing to do this important work.