Doing the jobs Americans aren’t willing to do

[Joanne98]

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Doing the jobs Americans aren’t willing to do
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Given the recent rhetoric in Republican circles about immigration policy, I found this story spectacularly amusing.

The California Republican Party has decided no American is qualified to take one of its most crucial positions — state deputy political director — and has hired a Canadian for the job through a coveted H-1B visa, a program favored by Silicon Valley tech firms that is under fire for displacing skilled American workers.

Christopher Matthews, 35, a Canadian citizen, has worked for the state GOP as a campaign consultant since 2004. But he recently was hired as full-time deputy political director, with responsibility for handling campaign operations and information technology for the country’s largest state Republican Party operation, California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring confirmed in a telephone interview this week.

In the nation’s most populous state — which has produced a roster of nationally known veteran political consultants — “it’s insulting but also embarrassing … to bring people from the outside who don’t know the difference between Lodi and Lancaster … and who can’t even vote,” said Karen Hanretty, a political commentator and former state GOP party spokeswoman.

Wait, it gets funnier. Matthews was hired by Michael Kamburowski, the state GOP’s chief operations officer, who is … wait for it … an Australian citizen.

“There are talented Republicans in California, and the message that (party chair) Ron Nehring is sending is that there’s no talent pool here,” Hanretty said.

Just to be clear, I don’t care who the California Republican Party hires. I’m sure these two guys are perfectly capable political professionals.

But given the GOP’s immigration policy, and it’s take on the H-1B visa program, these hires are a little surprising, aren’t they?
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[Tom Joad]

1. Maybe because most californians know what the Republican party stands for,

very few are willing to work for it, and stain their souls.

[Tom Joad]

2. In fact, i thought the upper echelons of the Republican Party was staffed only by demons from hell.

[acmavm]

3. Nah. Demons from Hell refer to all members of the republican party

as 'those people' and won't let them join their country clubs.

[amandabeech]

4. Corporate type Pubbies love immigration.

It's either cheap labor or a world-wide talent pool. Or both.

It's the rank and file that's upset.

The immigration issue cuts across parties at the lower-middle class line, IMHO.

[valerief]

5. The think the jobs Americans aren't willing to do are in the White House

and Congress. The Multinationals are doing them now.

[Breeze54]

6. I find it infuriating and just shows that their agenda --

the RW asshole agenda they want to push is being usurped by interlopers.
Fuckin' criminals!! What a load of crap!!

If I was still living in CA, I'd be protesting the HELL out of this one!!

And I'm not an R! :rofl:

Why aren't the CA GOP pissed about this? Fuckin' hypocrites!