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Trump’s Job-Killing Plan to Kneecap the Solar Industry
“If President Trump were honest about which industries are the biggest job-creation powerhouses, it wouldn’t be the sluggish coal industry. It’s solar. More than twice the size of the wind industry and roughly five times bigger than the coal industry, solar accounted for one in every 50 jobs created in 2016, according to an annual by the Solar Foundation. But Trump will soon have the chance to cut off US solar from the cheap foreign panels that have led to the industry’s booming success the past few years.” More …
Trump Immigration Plan to Cost 4.6 million Jobs, Ivy League Study Finds
“President Trump is endorsing an immigration plan that will hurt job growth and the U.S. economy overall, according to two recent studies.” More …
Wisconsin won’t break even on Foxconn plant incentives for 25 years: analysis
“Wisconsin is not projected to break even on a $3 billion incentive package for a proposed LCD screen plant by Taiwan’s Foxconn for at least 25 years, a legislative analysis showed on Tuesday.” More …
California Crops Rot as Immigration Crackdown Creates Farmworker Shortage
“Vegetable prices may be going up soon, as a shortage of migrant workers is resulting in lost crops in California. Farmers say they’re having trouble hiring enough people to work during harvest season, causing some crops to rot before they can be picked. Already, the situation has triggered losses of more than $13 million in two California counties alone, according to NBC News.” More …
Trump’s Trade Pullout Roils Rural America
“After the U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, other nations launch 27 separate negotiations to undercut U.S. exporters.” More …
Trump promised not to work with foreign entities. His company just did: the Chinese Government
“A major construction company owned by the Chinese government was hired to work on the latest Trump golf club development in Dubai despite a pledge from Donald Trump that his family business would not engage in any transactions with foreign government entities while he serves as president.” More …
Made in America??? Ivanka Trump Clothing Line Practices Are Out of Step with Industry Trends
“The first daughter talks about improving the lives of working women. Her father urges companies to “buy American.” But her fashion line’s practices collide with those principles – and are out of step with industry trends.” More …
Ford Defies Trump by Outsourcing Fusion Production to China
“Ford announced Tuesday that the next-generation Ford Focus, which begins production in the second half of 2019, will initially be exported from China. Additional cars will come from Europe following that, but at no point will it be built in the US.” More …
Tourism to the U.S. Has Been in Decline Since Trump Took Office
“Travel to the United States has dropped as much as 16 percent in the months since President Donald Trump took office — and there’s no sign of recovery, according to a new study.” More …