I would like to see a reduction in H1B's and the ability of companies to move their manufacturing operations offshore when the driving factor is just reducing wages.
Your first suggestion is "raise wages for programmers". That's not remotely the demographic being discussed and you know it.
I'd be curious about your suggestions for implementing the second, because it sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders. No way is a republican congress going to regulate manufacturing like that.
I agree that specifics are still needed, but H-1B reform was in fact a conservative issue this cycle[-], and Trump spent a lot of energy promising to broadly regulate manufacturing and trade.
1. I'm unclear how H1B's relate to 'outsourcing' jobs since by definition the people come here. You don't need an H1B to hire a company in India or China to do work.
2. I'm curious how reducing H1B's is supposed to affect blue collar or rural jobs.
