Mullin Draws MAGA Fire Over TPS Path as He Says Immigrants Ease Labor Shortages
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 4
Mullin Draws MAGA Fire Over TPS Path as He Says Immigrants Ease Labor Shortages
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 4
Summary
Markwayne Mullin came under fresh criticism from nativist MAGA activists after saying immigrants can help relieve labor shortages and that some TPS holders could seek other legal residency routes.
Those remarks signaled that ending Temporary Protected Status would not necessarily force every affected migrant out immediately, sharpening backlash from hardliners who want DHS centered on deportations.
The dispute follows earlier calls from Trump allies and Steve Bannon to remove Mullin over his openness to migrant work visas, though the White House and Senate Republicans have continued to back him.
The fight underscores a broader split on the right between labor-market pragmatists and immigration restrictionists as the administration presses its enforcement agenda.