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![NikkiHaley Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1079776144524754944.png) Nikki Haley [@NikkiHaley](/creator/twitter/NikkiHaley) on x 1.1M followers
Created: 2024-12-27 15:34:26 UTC

When I was governor in SC our unemployment went from XX% to 4%. How? Not by hiring foreign workers. We recruited foreign companies to invest in SC but not their workers. We retrained South Carolinians in our tech schools for these new jobs. 

The companies started apprentice programs for high school and college students. You know who paid for them? The companies, not govt. Today South Carolinians are building planes, automobiles, tires, etc. And building them well. 

What is lazy is for the tech industry to automatically go to foreign workers for their needs. If the tech industry needs workers, invest in our education system. Invest in our American workforce. We must invest in Americans first before looking elsewhere. Don’t ever underestimate the talent of Americans or the American spirit.


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