In a July Tablet column "Would a Biden Victory Be a Win for the Working Class?," Michael Lind appears resigned to defeat, writing that no matter which party emerges victorious this Fall, the managerial class has already won out over the American worker.
In picking Sen. Kamala Harris of California to complete his ticket, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made two groups very happy -- Wall St. and Silicon Valley. If her voting record on immigration is any indication, Sen. Harris will aggressively advocate for the Biden-Sanders 'Unity Plan' -- a list of policy recommendations that would increase legal immigration while all but eliminating immigration enforcement. That's good news for Big Business and bad news for American workers and their wages.
Americans are constantly hearing that there is a shortage of doctors in the U.S. There's a bi-partisan push in Congress to bring in even more foreign doctors because COVID-19 has made it worse, so the argument goes. None of this is true. The reality is there are not enough opportunities for American doctors, too many of who are unable to practice in their own country.
The New York Times column "Trump Suspends Visas Allowing Hundreds of Thousands of Foreigners to Work in the U.S." covers the Administration's recent order to halt foreign work visas through the end of this year, while the nation suffers massive job losses stemming from the pandemic.
The new Unity Plan negotiated between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders significantly worsens Biden's standing in seven immigration categories that affect U.S. workers. Here they are.
Joe Biden, along with Bernie Sanders, unveiled the Democratic Party's "unity plan" this week, aimed at uniting the two major factions in the Party -- the moderates and the progressives.