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In spirit of providing possibly helpful, yet unsolicited adviceu2014a thread for policymakers on things not to say to people in the backlog if you want to calm tensions, given that backlogged population will apparently engage policymakers quite frequently for foreseeable future......
1) u201cyou dont know what you are talking about!u201d Note, you are likely speaking to a doctor who saves peopleu2019s lives every day or someone who has a masteru2019s in a STEM field. Saying they dont u201cknow what they are talking aboutu201d is pretty darn inflammatory...
2) u201cthe fault is mike leeu2019su201d The people in the backlog see Mike Lee getting killed by his base. Again, the backlogged people are not stupid even if people call them that during an interaction. The know he is doing everything possible to make a deal. Blaming him wont work...
3)I just want to be fair here!u201d To the backlogged listener, this translates to u201cI am willing to block your equal treatment under the law forever unless I can guarantee the current unearned privilege that those from other countries receive.u201d In any other context, cancel culture!!!
4) u201cthe bill needs to be bipartsianu201d it is bipartisan!! it was previously sponsored by every leader in the Senate and passed basically unanimously in House!! It is a Lofgren bill in its origin....
5) u201cthe bill is only supported by tech and will crowd out people in u2018xu2019 field.u201d
Unless the field is in DOL Job zone 1 or zone 2, I can guarantee you the largest number of people doing that field are in backlog. This is especially true when people say u201cwe need healthcare!u201d .....
Unless the field is in DOL Job zone 1 or zone 2, I can guarantee you the largest number of people doing that field are in backlog. This is especially true when people say u201cwe need healthcare!u201d .....
So, one might ask, u201cwhat can I say?u201d I would stick to u201cI know, I understand, I am working to come up with something.u201du2019 And then actually work to be coming up with something ASAP. This is an easy to problem to solve and a lot of people can be helped. Letu2019s get to work!!!
