Senator John Curtis of Utah just found out the hard way that social media is not your friend when you propose bringing in foreign laborers while Americans are looking for work. As The American Tribune reported, the Republican lawmaker got absolutely demolished online after unveiling legislation that would let states sponsor visas for temporary migrant workers, prompting a tidal wave of people calling him a RINO.
The Patriots Anonymous account on X really set the tone by sharing Curtis' own post with the helpful suggestion that he, too, should experience unemployment as soon as possible. Nothing says "I represent my constituents" like having thousands of them publicly tell you to knock it off.
So what exactly did Curtis propose? A voluntary program run through state legislatures that would let them bring in temporary workers from other countries. He teamed up with Democrat Mark Kelly from Arizona on this gem of bipartisan cooperation. Apparently a similar idea passed in Utah back in 2011 as part of an immigration compact, but the federal government said "nah" and never approved it. You'd think that rejection might have been a hint.
Curtis justified the whole thing by saying small business owners, farmers, and ranchers keep telling him they can't find enough people to hire. A Chamber of Commerce report from late December 2025 showed Utah has 96 workers available for every 100 open jobs. So yes, there is a gap. But the internet collectively responded with something along the lines of "maybe try paying people more."
The timing is particularly chef's kiss when you consider that under former President Biden, net immigration hit record levels, with over 8 million entries between early 2021 and the end of 2024 according to Census Bureau data. That massive surge strained public services, drove up crime rates, and made housing even worse. It became such a hot button issue that it helped Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. And here comes Curtis saying, "You know what we need? More of that."
Fantasy author Larry Correia delivered perhaps the most surgical takedown, pointing out that 1.2 million people saw Curtis' post, only 243 of them liked it, and 3,600 left comments, mostly from angry constituents the senator was apparently choosing to ignore. Those are not the engagement numbers you want, Senator.
Another commenter accused Curtis of selling out American workers to supply cheap labor for his donors, calling him "Judas." Which, say what you will about the comparison, at least Judas got 30 pieces of silver. Curtis is getting ratio'd for free.
If the bill somehow passes, it would represent a major overhaul of federal immigration law, letting individual states manage their own guest worker programs based on local labor needs. The proposal supposedly includes federal vetting and a process for handling complaints when American workers get displaced. Because nothing says "we care about you" like creating a formal complaint department for the people whose jobs you just gave away.
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