American Quote by Jan C. Ting

Improving the outlook for U.S workers isn't about creating millions of minimum-wage jobs. It is about creating sustainable, skilled employment that allows Americans to…

— James P. Hoffa

For too long the U.S. immigration system has focused on accepting low-skilled immigrants. Basic economics tells us that the surge of low-skilled workers depresses…

— Mercedes Schlapp

American workers won't be able to compete fairly for jobs until companies have to pay higher wages in countries like China and India.

— Andy Stern

We have seen numerous instances in which American businesses have brought in foreign skilled workers after having laid off skilled American workers, simply because…

— Ronald Reagan

Decades of record immigration have produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens, especially for African-American and Latino workers. We are going to…

— Donald Trump

Skilled shortages in America exist because we are shielding our skilled labor force from world competition. [Visa quotas] have been substituted for the wage…

— Alan Greenspan

It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.

— Lamar S. Smith

Significantly opening up immigration to skilled workers solves two problems. The companies could hire the educated workers they need. And those workers would compete…

— Alan Greenspan

While so many Americans are still struggling to find good jobs, and our manufacturing sector continues to need a boost, it is only common…

— Dan Lipinski

I know firsthand that many employers who comply with other labor standards still hire the undocumented. Many businesses pay the minimum wage and have…

— Maria Echaveste

In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true…

— Christina Romer

Supporters of this fundamental change in immigration policy say we need to import more well-educated talent if we're to stay competitive. But exactly whose…

— Ronald Reagan