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2026-03-19 Economy

President Suspends Jones Act for 60 Days to ‘Steady the Oil Market’

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-03-19 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1805 views ] Top
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1 Now illegal aliens and H1Bs will be able to replace American union workers in one of their last strongholds.
Republicans have been trying to repeal the Jones Act forever.
This "temporary emergency" will be like the USA-Patriot Act. It will never go away.

Posted by Omans Slath8956 2026-03-19 02:46|| 2026-03-19 02:46|| Front Page Top

2 #1 Now illegal aliens and H1Bs will be able to replace American union workers in one of their last strongholds.

Hysterical much?

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-19 04:38|| 2026-03-19 04:38|| Front Page Top

3 ^ You would not believe how many H1B Javascript coders are lining up to become merchant seamen and dockworkers.

Posted by SteveS 2026-03-19 09:25|| 2026-03-19 09:25|| Front Page Top

4 I think OS is proposing all H1B workers in the USA must report to the dock yards etc. immediately for 60 days conscript labor using heavy, dangerous machinery and zero training. Failure to show is arrest and deportation, failure to increase production over historic average is arrest and deportation, or...there's the door.

For the MV Dali! Make'em proud!

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-03-19 09:38|| 2026-03-19 09:38|| Front Page Top

5 If you've been in the maritime industry ever, it is 100% third worlders with the only westerners the officers and not even those any more.
That's what happened when that ship collapsed that bridge in Baltimore and killed all those people. Inshallah maintenance and it lost power at a critical time.
US Merchant marine used to be a good career for a young man. Not since Liberian flagged ships took over. The Jones Act is the only thing keeping US flagged ships in business. Think of illegal alien truck drivers running over our minivans full of children, but driving 50,000 ton ships instead.

Posted by Omans Slath8956 2026-03-19 10:31|| 2026-03-19 10:31|| Front Page Top

6 I think we see the next career path to institute a required in-person, mandatory ID, written English proficiency exam— with Homeland Security officers standing at the exit door to ship the illegals back home immediately.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-03-19 12:34|| 2026-03-19 12:34|| Front Page Top

7 About those H1Bs that do jobs that Americans won't.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-03-19 14:49|| 2026-03-19 14:49|| Front Page Top

8 #5 If you've been in the maritime industry ever

I haven't. Have you?

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-19 18:19|| 2026-03-19 18:19|| Front Page Top

9 Thinking the same Frank.

Posted by Woodrow 2026-03-19 19:35|| 2026-03-19 19:35|| Front Page Top

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