The Democratic candidate for Iowa governor wants to welcome more H-1B visa migrants into the white-collar jobs that can be filled by young Iowans.
\n\n“[I] want to make sure that we have professionals in the state of Iowa to do what we need done for Iowans,” wealthy Democratic candidate Rob Sand said during the state’s gubernatorial TV debate on Wednesday evening.
\n\nIn contrast, GOP candidate Zach Lahn has promised to stop state agencies and universities from sidelining more American professionals in favor of imported H-1B workers. “I don’t think it’s the right idea to import people from other countries to be doing these [Iowa taxpayer-funded] jobs,” Lahn told the watching audience, adding:
\n\nI think we need to take a long-term approach at looking to say, “How do we build the workforce in Iowa?” I believe a self-respecting state and a self-respecting country is a country that is going to invest in its people, the people that are here.
\n\nSand defended his support for importing H-1B workers into Iowa jobs:
\n\nIf you end that [H-1B inflow], what happens if you’ve run out of [American] applicants? Then you don’t have any. You want to prioritize Iowans? That’s a good idea, but saying…
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