Lindsey Graham: “what I have to say is not worth arguing about, but I appreciate the opportunity to say it. My good friend from North…”

“what I have to say is not worth arguing about, but I appreciate the opportunity to say it. My good friend from North Dakota and I have worked together on protecting the American workforce from unfair pressure. The American workforce is under assault from unfair trade practices. The truth is that America needs all the decent, hard-working people she can lay her hands on. In my State, the tourism industry, the construction industry, and the agricultural industry are very dependent on the new blood of migrant workers. And we have a system where people come in and can't be documented. There is no control. To sunset the temporary worker program would create havoc for our economy. From South Carolina throughout this land, these 11 million have assimilated into our workforce. They are doing a darned good job. They are important to our economy. Unemployment is 4.7 percent. It will never get any lower. Wage growth is over 4 percent. Gross domestic product growth is at 4.5 percent, and the stock market is at 11,000. The truth is, we have already assimilated these workers, and they are adding value to our country and our economy. The demographics in this country are relevant and won't change. Japan is faced with this. They have a culture that is closed to outside influences, and there are more older people in Japan than younger people. We are about to get there.…”