U.S. has to stop taking in 'below-average' immigrants who won't help economy

[Maximum Overkill]

Amen, preach on Brother! No more berry picking pet eaters. We need the best of the best. 

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday that the U.S. should focus on bringing in immigrants that help grow the economy as the White House rolls out its long-awaited "gold card" visa.

"We're the only great country that lets other people just come in without vetting them and deciding whether they're really going to help the economy of America," Lutnick said Thursday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

Let's bring in the top of the best," he said. "Let's help them grow America and build America. Why should we take people who are below average? It just doesn't make any sense."

Lutnick said the "average green-card holder" in the U.S. earns "one-third less than the average American."

His comments come as President Donald Trump officially launched his gold card visa. The program, which had its price reduced from $5 million to $1 million, offers a path to citizenship and has garnered high interest from rich foreigners.

Trump's administration has made the crackdown on immigration a centerpiece of his return to the White House. Trump said in September he would slap a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, a popular avenue for technology companies to bring in skilled workers from abroad.

Lutnick said an immigrant's willingness to shell out the $1 million can "prove" they are worthy of having an expedited application.

"We should be bringing in the best and the brightest," Lutnick said. "That's what Donald Trump is changing about our immigration system

[peenie]

We’re going to have a country filled with rich criminals. 

[Hardcore troubadour]

The geek club should do the same. 

[easilyscan]

I think we already have enough 'below average citizens' to take care of.

[FrancieFootball]

If below average were pennies, you'd be a trillionaire.

[weepaws]

4 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

The geek club should do the same. 

What would you be doing when you’re gone? 

[Maximum Overkill]

Six Illegal Aliens Charged For Brutal Murder Of South Carolina Mother in Random Attempted Robbery

LANCASTER, SC 

[dogcows]

Trump’s friend Larry Ellison is head of Oracle. He just fired 10,000 American workers.

He’s replacing them with foreign workers on H-1B visas.

Trump’s tough talk about immigrants is just a political tool to inflame xenophobic tendencies. But in reality, he is giving Americans the shaft.

https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/

 

[easilyscan]

As of early April 2026, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has an estimated net worth of approximately $188 billion to $201 billion

 

The H-1B visa program should have been done away with ages ago, but that isn't possible when our nation has sold its soul to Wall Street.

 

Back in the mid 90s, IBM was huge in Minnesota. Remember reading an article about how they were replacing age 50+ engineers with H-1B's

Extra salt in the wound was the fact that the engineers had to train their replacements, & if they didn't do a good job, the company would give them a poor reference.

Happy Easter

 

 

[seafoam1]

3 hours ago, dogcows said:

Trump’s friend Larry Ellison is head of Oracle. He just fired 10,000 American workers.

He’s replacing them with foreign workers on H-1B visas.

Trump’s tough talk about immigrants is just a political tool to inflame xenophobic tendencies. But in reality, he is giving Americans the shaft.

https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/

 

So you you also are proving you know nothing about large corporations. 

Got it. You are profoundly dumb. Fact. 

[Red White and Blue]

Mike FFT should have stopped taking in below average Geeks years ago.  

[cyclone24]

It’s insane that this would be a radical conservative position. That we don’t take in other people‘s garbage. 
 

[dogcows]

4 hours ago, easilyscan said:

As of early April 2026, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has an estimated net worth of approximately $188 billion to $201 billion

 

The H-1B visa program should have been done away with ages ago, but that isn't possible when our nation has sold its soul to Wall Street.

 

Back in the mid 90s, IBM was huge in Minnesota. Remember reading an article about how they were replacing age 50+ engineers with H-1B's

Extra salt in the wound was the fact that the engineers had to train their replacements, & if they didn't do a good job, the company would give them a poor reference.

Happy Easter

 

 

Ever since this country’s voters bought the “trickle down economics” lie, the rich have been robbing the rest of us blind. Thanks to Ronny Reagan.

[Hardcore troubadour]

35 minutes ago, dogcows said:

Ever since this country’s voters bought the “trickle down economics” lie, the rich have been robbing the rest of us blind. Thanks to Ronny Reagan.

Yup. Reagan was also a puzzy that didn’t have the guts to do something about Iran after they were behind the cowardly murder of 241 Marines and Sailors in Beirut.  He also got duped into giving amnesty to illegals. He trusted the democrats. They lied. Also, the rich got richer than ever under Obama.  The rest of us didn’t. 

[seafoam1]

1 hour ago, dogcows said:

Ever since this country’s voters bought the “trickle down economics” lie, the rich have been robbing the rest of us blind. Thanks to Ronny Reagan.

Who's "the rest of us"? I'm doing great. 

[Maximum Overkill]

3 hours ago, Red White and Blue said:

Mike FFT should have stopped taking in below average Geeks years ago.  

Lucky he's been getting rid of low rent racist Geeks like MDC

[TimHauck]

2 hours ago, cyclone24 said:

It’s insane that this would be a radical conservative position. That we don’t take in other people‘s garbage. 
 

Too bad the people in charge didn’t say this when all those greasy Italians and drunk Irishmen came here

[Hardcore troubadour]

I’d trade bums that sit on their ass all day collecting disability or some other government handout (cough Tim Hack cough) for a hard working immigrant. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge]

7 hours ago, dogcows said:

Trump’s friend Larry Ellison is head of Oracle. He just fired 10,000 American workers.

He’s replacing them with foreign workers on H-1B visas.

Trump’s tough talk about immigrants is just a political tool to inflame xenophobic tendencies. But in reality, he is giving Americans the shaft.

https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/

 

I am glad you agree H-1B should be banned

 

[Maximum Overkill]

11 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

greasy Italians and drunk Irishmen

Spewing hatred again 

[RaiderHaters Revenge]

2 hours ago, dogcows said:

Ever since this country’s voters bought the “trickle down economics” lie, the rich have been robbing the rest of us blind. Thanks to Ronny Reagan.

Reagan was the aboslute worst governor California had, hes the biggest problem the country has ever had as a president

amnesty destroyed the country

 

[TimHauck]

4 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I’d trade bums that sit on their ass all day collecting disability or some other government handout (cough Tim Hack cough) for a hard working immigrant. 

I do not collect any government handout.  Did they get the guy that burned the trailer of bibles yet or are you going to admit you got got?

[Hardcore troubadour]

8 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

I do not collect any government handout.  Did they get the guy that burned the trailer of bibles yet or are you going to admit you got got?

You don’t work. No way, no how. 

[Red White and Blue]

49 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Lucky he's been getting rid of low rent racist Geeks like MDC

Don’t forget League Chump.  

[League Champion]

4 minutes ago, Red White and Blue said:

Don’t forget League Chump.  

[TimHauck]

7 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

You don’t work. No way, no how. 

So that’s a no to did they get the guy that burned the trailer of bibles?  You got got, it’s okay you can admit it.

[Tree of Knowledge]

I would like to amend this proposition to include no below average cup sizes.  

[easilyscan]

On 4/5/2026 at 8:18 PM, seafoam1 said:

Who's "the rest of us"? I'm doing great. 

I'm doing great as well, but the masses aren't. Many times that's their own fault, & many times it isn't. The bottom line, whether people want to admit it or not, is that there's too many people in this country to be supported by the economy that exists today. 

[seafoam1]

4 hours ago, easilyscan said:

I'm doing great as well, but the masses aren't. Many times that's their own fault, & many times it isn't. The bottom line, whether people want to admit it or not, is that there's too many people in this country to be supported by the economy that exists today. 

Well, I hope for 2 things in this case. 

1. ICE can get their job done now with the liberal's heads are all freaked out and focused on supporting Iran. These liberals are like the dogs in the movie 'Up', just yell "Squirrel" and point somewhere else and their attention goes to that. Except in this case it's "Trump". 

2. Anything bad that happens because of all the illegals in this country happens to those who support their being here. 

What else can you say to these people? Just look at the news. Liberal media is on a full time rant that started when they got trounced in the election. Well it goes back before that I guess with the whole identity politics that obama squished into their tiny heads They literally have nothing else in their lives. Just like the loonie libs on this site. When was the last time they posted any semblance of common sense?

All you can do is laugh at them since they refuse to get help for their TDS. I mean, seriously, No Kings rallies? WTF does that even mean? The left lost all semblance of normalcy long ago. But now, they are just a farcical group of hate mongerers who have literally nothing else to live for.

Conservatives need to see the problem for what it is and get out and vote and stand up for themselves 24x7 against this vermin.  

 

[peenie]

Good luck getting all those brilliant immigrants to get on top of a roof and build your houses and bend over in a hot field to pick your fruit and clean your offices and cut your raw meat in food processing plants.

[seafoam1]

2 minutes ago, peenie said:

Good luck getting all those brilliant immigrants to get on top of a roof and build your houses and bend over in a hot field to pick your fruit and clean your offices and cut your raw meat in food processing plants.

No one cares. We want safety for our families. Not roofers who make a few bucks being cheap labor and then going out and raping in their off hours. 

[peenie]

3 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

No one cares. We want safety for our families. Not roofers who make a few bucks being cheap labor and then going out and raping in their off hours. 

That’s right; you only overlook it when your president and his buddies rape children. 

[Hardcore troubadour]

Wouldn’t it be great if we could make trades? Trade one welfare leech for 5 productive Mexicans? Talk about a replacement! 

[Fireballer]

5 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Wouldn’t it be great if we could make trades? Trade one welfare leech for 5 productive Mexicans? Talk about a replacement! 

Nobody believes you want this.  Timunity is on record saying this a racist brown person issue.

[seafoam1]

3 hours ago, peenie said:

That’s right; you only overlook it when your president and his buddies rape children. 

Overlook what? I'm all in on ICE rounding up every illegal and getting them the F out of this country. 

[easilyscan]

13 hours ago, seafoam1 said:

Well, I hope for 2 things in this case. 

1. ICE can get their job done now with the liberal's heads are all freaked out and focused on supporting Iran. These liberals are like the dogs in the movie 'Up', just yell "Squirrel" and point somewhere else and their attention goes to that. Except in this case it's "Trump". 

2. Anything bad that happens because of all the illegals in this country happens to those who support their being here. 

What else can you say to these people? Just look at the news. Liberal media is on a full time rant that started when they got trounced in the election. Well it goes back before that I guess with the whole identity politics that obama squished into their tiny heads They literally have nothing else in their lives. Just like the loonie libs on this site. When was the last time they posted any semblance of common sense?

All you can do is laugh at them since they refuse to get help for their TDS. I mean, seriously, No Kings rallies? WTF does that even mean? The left lost all semblance of normalcy long ago. But now, they are just a farcical group of hate mongerers who have literally nothing else to live for.

Conservatives need to see the problem for what it is and get out and vote and stand up for themselves 24x7 against this vermin.  

 

Thanks for the reply. One thing that stands out to me when it comes to immigration is how the Democrats embrace illegals. Aren't democrats supposed to be the labor friendly party ? Whether it's roofing, food processing plants, lawn service, the hospitality industry, etc. those are all jobs that would be filled by legal Americans if all the illegals weren't available to do it at the equivalent of slave wages.

 

 

 

[Maximum Overkill]

11 hours ago, peenie said:

That’s right; you only overlook it when your president and his buddies rape children. 

You're saying that Trump raped Kids? That's a bold statement, I hope you have evidence that nobody else has. 

#donaldjtrump

Good luck in prison Peenie, lawyer up as fast as you can 

[peenie]

2 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

You're saying that Trump raped Kids? That's a bold statement, I hope you have evidence that nobody else has. 

#donaldjtrump

Good luck in prison Peenie, lawyer up as fast as you can 

 Trump/Epstein FD-302 reports!

[HellToupee]

14 hours ago, peenie said:

Good luck getting all those brilliant immigrants to get on top of a roof and build your houses and bend over in a hot field to pick your fruit and clean your offices and cut your raw meat in food processing plants.

Is that all you think they’re good for??

[Maximum Overkill]

On 12/11/2025 at 9:59 PM, peenie said:

We’re going to have a country filled with rich criminals. 

Better than a Country filled with poor criminals