Labor sec’y says balance required in immigration

(AP) – Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta says replacing American
workers with lower-wage foreigners is a disservice to U.S. laborers.Acosta said that immigration is “legal and appropriate” if businesses can’t
fill a job, but that “so much immigration” amounts to substituting foreign
workers for Americans.

He spoke with reporters Thursday at a Western Governors’ Association meeting
in South Dakota.

Acosta’s comments come a day after President Donald Trump embraced legislation
to significantly reduce legal immigration and shift the country toward a system
that prioritizes merit and skills over family ties. Trump joined Republican
Sens. David Perdue of Georgia and Tom Cotton of Arkansas to promote the bill,
which has little traction in the Senate.

Recent research suggests immigration has no significant long-term effect on
job growth for U.S.-born workers.

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