{"id":77910,"date":"2015-10-29T10:24:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T18:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=77910"},"modified":"2015-10-29T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T18:37:23","slug":"the-republican-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=77910","title":{"rendered":"The Republican Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comments to Steve Sailer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

* I\u2019ve come to the conclusion that if you care at all about any aspect of immigration, there is no other option besides Trump. If one shaky debate answer changes that for you, he never had your vote to begin with.<\/p>\n

* Trump\u2019s problem is that he seems not to understand much about the H1b visa. I think his position paper was probably written by Jeff Sessions, who he consulted with before issuing the paper. Trump himself seemed to have no understanding of how the program works, other than to say he believes people should come here \u201clegally\u201d and people who attend top universities (Yale, etc.) should be allowed to stay.<\/p>\n

* Christie was very good and entertaining.
\nFiorina fell flat. She\u2019s done.
\nRubio was good and was very good in attacks against him (moderators and Jeb).
\nCarson is lackluster. Not very Presidential.
\nJeb threw a half-dozen interceptions. Looks worse then going in.
\nTrump didn\u2019t get much time. Was solid.
\nCruz performed well but his used car salesman-ish style if off-putting.
\nRand Paul didn\u2019t get much time but was the most solid in policy.
\nHuckabee was very good and likable.
\nKasich was made to look silly early on by Trump. He looks frazzled and frustrated. He\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

Winner: Christie
\nLoser: Bush
\nMy candidate: Trump<\/p>\n

* The meta points about Trump that are worth remembering are these:<\/p>\n

1) He\u2019s a nationalist.<\/p>\n

2) He\u2019s a pragmatist.<\/p>\n

3) He\u2019s smart.<\/p>\n

So, if you put those points together, there\u2019s a good chance that, in office \u2013 maybe with a little more tutoring from Sessions, particularly about the difference between 0-1s and H1-Bs \u2013 Trump would see the light on H1-Bs.<\/p>\n

* Trump and Rand Paul are the only two candidates running for President that have not pledged to confront Russia, declare a no-fly zone in Syria, and support jihadists. Trump is the only one to say he\u2019d work with Putin and Russia for our own mutual benefit. The other Republicans want corporate oligarchy and actively work for policies which make our country less white and stop Russia from attack jihadis and terrorists who are slaughtering Christians.<\/p>\n

* It looked like Trump was trying to appear more in control of himself and presidential. He also looked like he has lost weight \u2013 getting shape for the job?<\/p>\n

Jeb is a bumbling fool trying and failing to even smoothly repeat his memorized talking points.<\/p>\n

Marco seems like he is in such a hurry to get it out- he reminds me of my pet chihuahua who gets so excited when she sees people. any people<\/p>\n

Carson \u2013 too sedate and reasonable<\/p>\n

Kasich \u2013 WTF \u2013 OK OK I get it \u2013 your the Gov of Ohio.<\/p>\n

Fiorina appears menopausal. so stern. so strong. I think I\u2019m attracted to her.<\/p>\n

Cruz I like but can he overcome all the bad press he gets and will get?<\/p>\n

Rand Paul\u2019s delivery and voice and hair is somewhat strange.<\/p>\n

Christy \u2013 the passion for the common man seems fake<\/p>\n

Huckabee? America will never have a Pres. named Huckabee. Never. Its ridiculous.<\/p>\n

* I think it\u2019s important to distinguish the large majority of H1b recipients (65,000 per year) from the foreign-student H1bs (20,000 per year). Trump seems to disfavor the former and favor the latter. He hasn\u2019t even said he wants all the foreign students to say \u2013 in his statements, he\u2019s mentioned that he wants immigrants from the top universities (Ivy league, etc.) to stay.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not surprised, as Trump (Wharton graduate) has always praised graduates of elite schools. He\u2019s someone who thinks highly of anyone with an Ivy degree.<\/p>\n

The real question is what he thinks about the non-elite foreign graduates and non-graduate foreign workers. The overwhelming majority of H1bs are in these categories. It seems like he\u2019s against these days, but it\u2019s tough to parse his statements. My sense is that Trump is not fully informed on the H1b issue.<\/p>\n

The good news is that, as Steve Sailer frequently says, \u201cpersonnel is policy.\u201d If Trump is asking men like Jeff Sessions to help write his specific immigration policies, that\u2019s a good sign. Most candidates don\u2019t even write the specifics of their policies (immigration, taxes, trade), instead delegating that work to their suboordinates. Most likely, whoever workers for Trump will decide the H1b policy. If that\u2019s Sessions or someone picked by Sessions, then we may yet win.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not giving up on Trump just yet.<\/p>\n

* The New York Times was surprised to discover that it\u2019s story about Disney employees being forced to train their H-1B replacements was a huge hit with its readers.<\/p>\n

* For years Steve has been saying blacks see their politicians as entertainers more than leaders. When you know they all lie to you anyway, why not pick the entertaining liars? Enough whites now expect all Republican politicians to lie about race and immigration and anything important that we might as well vote Trump.<\/p>\n

* Trump has been publicly anti-immigration since 1999. He\u2019s for real. He bungled one detail and now we\u2019re going to get a weeks worth of concern trolling about it which is just irritating.<\/p>\n

* It\u2019s all about career path. Once you fall off your path, it\u2019s tough to get back on unless you have very high-demand skills and credentials. There are a huge number of well-educated people who fall off their career path and end up in lower wage work. Sometimes they fall off their path due to company politics (this applies especially to management track professionals), sometimes bad luck.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not good enough to be smart and educated, you need to have the perfect resume and continuous work experience. One reason for this loose labor market is the mass importation of immigrant labor, particularly through H1b. The second reason is the outsourcing to lower-wage nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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