Nikki Haley’s son urges GOP to address Gen Z jobs and housing woes
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Nalin Haley, son of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, accused Republicans on Monday of failing to acknowledge the struggles of frustrated Gen Z voters with unemployment and affordability.
“The first step our leaders need to do is acknowledge that we have a problem. And I haven’t heard any Republican leaders talk about the problems facing young people right now,” Haley told Fox & Friends.
“Congress has been nothing but a glorified retirement home. They either don’t know or are ignoring the problems we face. And I honestly don’t know which is worse.”
The Gen Z conservative activist lamented that jobs and housing markets are failing young Americans who do everything as expected (going to college and graduating from prestigious schools) and are finding that building their lives beyond college has become a challenge.
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Nalin Haley, son of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, listens to his mother speak during a campaign event at the Lake House in Fort Mill, S.C., on February 18, 2024. (Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images)
“One-third of recent college graduates are unemployed,” he said.
“My group of friends all graduated from great schools with good grades, and none of them have a job – not even one. It’s frustrating because they did everything they were supposed to do. They spent time, effort, and money to get an education, and they don’t have a job to show for it. They have to compete with foreign workers willing to work for half their salary and artificial intelligence, which is a supercomputer, so how can we compete with that?”
Haley turned to the housing market, which has become a major pain point for adults looking to buy their first home.
REPUBLICANS ARE SERIOUSING THE HOUSING CRISIS, LEADED BY HIGH-PROFILE CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCE.
Republican presidential candidate and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (center) waves to supporters with her son Nalin Haley (left) and daughter Rena Haley (right) during a primary night rally at The Charleston Place on February 24, 2024 in Charleston, S.C. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
As of December, the average age of first-time homebuyers in America reached an all-time high of 40. according to the findings From the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
“Five years ago, he was 33,” Haley lamented.
“My parents bought their first house in the late ’90s for $90,000, and now it’s probably worth over $400,000, so we’re facing a lot of problems.”
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To address the issues facing young voters, Haley proposed banning H-1B visas to ensure companies primarily hire Americans.
“I think we should stop subsidizing housing for illegal immigrants and instead maybe consider subsidizing housing for first-time Americans and not allow Chinese Communist Party corporations to buy up entire neighborhoods of single-family homes,” he added.
