Obama is scheduled to present his “jobs plan” in Apex, N.C., today at the headquarters of WestStar Precision.
WestStar is a manufacturing company today that has outsourced half its workforce to Costa Rica and whose president is a Democratic politician who has contributed $2,000 to Obama.
WestStar Precision, who is headquartered in the Raleigh-Durham area, has a second plant located in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Ironically, Obama is traveling to the company’s headquarters to tout his new proposal to create jobs in the United States. And while he’s there, he can thank WestStar President Ervin Portman for his financial assistance.
According to the website Opensecrets.org, WestStar's owner, Ervin Portman, is a local Democrat on the Wake County, N.C. Board of Commissioners. He donated $1,000 to Obama’s 2008 campaign. Portman and his wife together donated several thousand more to other Democratic candidates and the state Democratic party.
In 2009-2010, Portman gave $5,000 to Democratic North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall’s failed campaign to unseat Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.). He also donated $250 to the successful 2008 campaign of Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.).
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Our new office and manufacturing facility in San Jose, Costa Rica, also has approximately 10,000 sq. ft. with similar equipment as the main office. This facility is designed for high volume production to support our international and domestic clients.
According to an April 2004 article in the Raleigh News & Observer, Portman moved the jobs overseas to “take advantage of low labor costs.”
This isn’t the first time Obama has chosen to speak at a North Carolina company outsourcing jobs overseas. In mid-June, Obama spoke at Cree LED Light Company to discuss his job creation and economic policies. Cree has been shipping jobs to China.
Excellent article as usual. ABO....we have to end this error.
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