Trump Proposes Legal Immigration to Support New Manufacturing Jobs
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Synopsis
President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a tariff-driven industrial renaissance which includes welcoming immigrants to fill the labor gaps in newly established manufacturing plants.
Key Takeaways
- Trump emphasizes the need for legal immigration.
- New manufacturing facilities require skilled workers.
- Distinction made between legal and illegal migration.
- Trump mentions several major companies investing in U.S. manufacturing.
- Focus on patriotism among new immigrants.
New York, April 3 (NationPress) In a bid to foster a tariff-driven industrial renaissance, President Donald Trump announced that immigrants would be welcomed to address the workforce needs of newly established plants. “We need more people,” he stated. “We're going to let people come in. They want to come in, (but) we want them to come in legally,” he added on Wednesday while introducing reciprocal tariffs.
“We need people to run these plants, to help the auto workers and the teamsters and the non-union people and everybody else,” he emphasized.
“We want people, by the way, to come into our country, but we want them to come in through a legal process,” he reiterated.
Trump mentioned several corporations such as Stallantis, General Motors, GE Aerospace, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Johnson & Johnson, Nvidia, TSMC, and Meta, all of which are set to invest billions in establishing manufacturing facilities.
These initiatives, he claimed, would create job opportunities for Americans, while also addressing the labor needs driven by these factories that surpass domestic supply, envisioning the US as a global industrial leader.
While his administration is actively combating illegal migration and has started deporting some individuals, Trump made a clear distinction between acceptable legal immigration and illegal entry.
“We want them to come in legally,” he reiterated multiple times.
He also mentioned that new immigrants should become patriots, stating, “They have to have the capability of loving our country, not people that hate our country -- we don't want them in our country.”
Visas for students, academics, and other visitors have been revoked due to Secretary of State Marco Rubio's claims that they were involved in activities opposed to “our foreign, to our national interest.”
Previously, Trump has expressed a desire to welcome skilled immigrants, once suggesting that he wanted to “staple green cards to the diplomas” of foreign graduates from US universities.
On Wednesday, his emphasis was specifically on skilled labor. However, he acknowledged that factories would also require highly educated professionals.
He also mentioned, “We need people on the farms,” adding that they would be allowed entry if they followed legal protocols.
Although there are H2 visa categories available for skilled labor and agricultural workers, the numbers remain insufficient, leading to illegal immigrants filling the gaps in labor shortages on farms and in factories.
