Sessions said Republicans need to defend American workers from an influx of foreign labor.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, said Wednesday that it is time for the Republican Party to become the champion of the working class.
“I think the average working American is not happy. They feel an erosion of their financial well-being. They’re worried about their children being able to find a job because they’re going to college and graduating, and they still don’t have jobs,” Sessions said during a gathering of local Republicans in Jasper Wednesday morning.
Sessions cited a recent report by the United States Conference of Mayors that the average wages for workers in the manufacturing and construction sectors are down 23 percent since the 2008 recession.
Sessions said Republicans need to defend American workers from an influx of foreign labor.
He added that he does not support allowing more high-skilled guest workers to enter the U.S., a plan advocated by entrepreneurs Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Sheldon Adelson in a recent New York Times op-ed.
“We need to get our people working, off of welfare and into jobs with decent wages that are going up instead of going down,” Sessions said.
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