Michael Hiltzik: Stephen Moore, Trump's pick for the Fed, just got a key immigration program dead wrong
President Donald Trump's planned nomination of fiscal commentator Stephen Moore for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board has been taking on water since it was announced last month.
Critics have pointed to Moore's lack of economic credentials, his advocacy of disastrously misguided fiscal policies, his factual inaccuracies and questionable personal finances. Even conservative economists such as N. Gregory Mankiw think the Moore nomination is ridiculous. Trump hasn't backed off the planned nomination, but new questions about Moore's qualifications keep getting raised.
So it's a bit of a mystery why Moore chose this moment to parade his ignorance about a key immigration program before the public. The program involves H-1B visas, which were created to allow American technology companies to import uniquely talented individuals from abroad; visa holders can work in the U.S.
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