Stephen Miller to Glenn Thrush: ‘The NYT Can Hire All the Low-Skilled, Less-Pay Workers ... and See How You Feel’

MILLER Let s go ░░░░░░░░ Glenn THRUSH Two quick ░░░░░░░░ First of all let ░░░░░░░░ have some statistics There ░░░░░░░░ been a lot of ░░░░░░░░ out there that don ░░░░░░░░ show a correlation between ░░░░░░░░ skilled immigration and the ░░░░░░░░ of jobs for native ░░░░░░░░ Cite for me if ░░░░░░░░ could one or two ░░░░░░░░ with specific numbers that ░░░░░░░░ the correlation between those ░░░░░░░░ things because your entire ░░░░░░░░ is based on that ░░░░░░░░ secondly I have sources ░░░░░░░░ told me about a ░░░░░░░░ ago that you guys ░░░░░░░░ sort of elbowed infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ of the way to ░░░░░░░░ immigration on the legislative ░░░░░░░░ Tell me why this ░░░░░░░░ more important than infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ The latter statement isn ░░░░░░░░ true I think the ░░░░░░░░ recent study I will ░░░░░░░░ to is the study ░░░░░░░░ George Borjas that he ░░░░░░░░ did about the Mariel ░░░░░░░░ and he went back ░░░░░░░░ re examined and opened ░░░░░░░░ the old data and ░░░░░░░░ about how it actually ░░░░░░░░ reduce wages for workers ░░░░░░░░ were living there at ░░░░░░░░ time And Borjas has ░░░░░░░░ course done enormous amounts ░░░░░░░░ research on this as ░░░░░░░░ the Peter Kirsanow on ░░░░░░░░ U S Civil Rights ░░░░░░░░ as has Steven Camarota ░░░░░░░░ Center for Immigration Studies ░░░░░░░░ so on and so ░░░░░░░░ THRUSH How about the ░░░░░░░░ Academies of Sciences Engineering ░░░░░░░░ Medicine MILER The recent ░░░░░░░░ said that as much ░░░░░░░░ 300 billion a year ░░░░░░░░ be lost as a ░░░░░░░░ of our current immigration ░░░░░░░░ in terms of folks ░░░░░░░░ more public benefits than ░░░░░░░░ re paying in But ░░░░░░░░ s also use common ░░░░░░░░ here folks At the ░░░░░░░░ of the day why ░░░░░░░░ special interests want to ░░░░░░░░ in more low skilled ░░░░░░░░ THRUSH I m not ░░░░░░░░ for common sense I ░░░░░░░░ asking for specific statistical ░░░░░░░░ MILER I think it ░░░░░░░░ pretty clear you re ░░░░░░░░ asking for common sense ░░░░░░░░ I could just answer ░░░░░░░░ question THRUSH Common sense ░░░░░░░░ wonderful MILER I named ░░░░░░░░ studies Glenn THRUSH Let ░░░░░░░░ finish the question MILER ░░░░░░░░ I named the studies ░░░░░░░░ named the studies THRUSH ░░░░░░░░ asked you for a ░░░░░░░░ Can you tell me ░░░░░░░░ many MILER Maybe we ░░░░░░░░ make a carve out ░░░░░░░░ the bill that says ░░░░░░░░ New York Times can ░░░░░░░░ all the less skilled ░░░░░░░░ paid workers they want ░░░░░░░░ other countries and see ░░░░░░░░ you feel then about ░░░░░░░░ wage substitution This is ░░░░░░░░ reality that s happening ░░░░░░░░ our country Maybe it ░░░░░░░░ time we had compassion ░░░░░░░░ for American workers President ░░░░░░░░ has met with American ░░░░░░░░ who have been replaced ░░░░░░░░ foreign workers THRUSH I ░░░░░░░░ not questioning any of ░░░░░░░░ I m asking for ░░░░░░░░ MILER Ask them how ░░░░░░░░ has affected their lives ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ statistics the number of ░░░░░░░░ skilled jobs that Americans ░░░░░░░░ otherwise have MILER First ░░░░░░░░ all if you look ░░░░░░░░ the premise Glenn of ░░░░░░░░ in low skilled labor ░░░░░░░░ s based on the ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ shortage for lower skilled ░░░░░░░░ There isn t The ░░░░░░░░ of people living in ░░░░░░░░ United States in the ░░░░░░░░ ages who aren t ░░░░░░░░ today is at a ░░░░░░░░ high One in four ░░░░░░░░ or almost one in ░░░░░░░░ Americans between the ages ░░░░░░░░ 25 and 54 aren ░░░░░░░░ even employed For African ░░░░░░░░ workers their labor force ░░░░░░░░ rate who don t ░░░░░░░░ a high school diploma ░░░░░░░░ American males without a ░░░░░░░░ school diploma has plummeted ░░░░░░░░ 40 percentage points since ░░░░░░░░ mass wave of unskilled ░░░░░░░░ began The reality is ░░░░░░░░ if you just use ░░░░░░░░ sense and yes I ░░░░░░░░ use common sense the ░░░░░░░░ why some companies want ░░░░░░░░ bring in more unskilled ░░░░░░░░ is because they know ░░░░░░░░ it drives down wages ░░░░░░░░ reduces labor costs Our ░░░░░░░░ as a government is ░░░░░░░░ whom is our duty ░░░░░░░░ duty is to U ░░░░░░░░ citizens and U S ░░░░░░░░ to promote rising wages ░░░░░░░░ them If low skilled ░░░░░░░░ was an unalloyed good ░░░░░░░░ the economy then why ░░░░░░░░ we been growing at ░░░░░░░░ 5 percent for the ░░░░░░░░ 17 years at a ░░░░░░░░ of unprecedented new low ░░░░░░░░ arrivals The facts speak ░░░░░░░░ themselves At some point ░░░░░░░░ re accountable to reality ░░░░░░░░ the other hand like ░░░░░░░░ said you have ultra ░░░░░░░░ skilled workers who are ░░░░░░░░ the back of the ░░░░░░░░ which makes no sense ░░░░░░░░ the year 2017.”