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Nululu

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7. End indentured servitude

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 06:43 AM

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H1Bs can't easily change jobs. By tying them to employers, they're held hostage. It should be abolished in favor of Visas for people graduating here, already here, or genius grants.

The idea that people can't fill jobs in the USA is absurd.

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The H1B Visa Program Should Be Stopped Immediately [View all] applegrove Monday OP

Initiated by Bush Sr..... Lovie777 Monday #1

It was introduced by Ted Kennedy whopis01 Monday #17

I'm surprised Bush Sr. went down to the high 20's in approval Polybius Monday #32

Recession and high unemployment whopis01 Tuesday #48

Bush Sr., IMO, also lacked the kind of electioneering experience that most men who ascended to the presidency had. Midwestern Democrat Tuesday #60

I understand the recession, but those were truly horrible numbers Polybius Tuesday #61

Yep. MotownPgh Tuesday #54

Corporations use H1-B Visas as basically a scam to pay tech workers less. SunSeeker Monday #2

Solution is that they have to pay them 3x what those in Congress earn after 6 months 😂 cstanleytech Monday #4

Yep ... and this WSJ - US IT unemployment at 6%, that's 50% higher than national avg uponit7771 Monday #14

And that is the official unemployment rate. Old Crank Monday #21

I'd simply limit it greatly to no more than a bare handful each year. cstanleytech Monday #3

When McKinsey Comes to Town by Bogdanich and Forsyth. multigraincracker Monday #5

Maybe president Biden Tickle Monday #6

End indentured servitude Nululu Monday #7

It's that way with ALL work visas in ALL countries. The sponsor of the visa owns your ass AZLD4Candidate Monday #24

Many visas don't tie you to an employer Nululu Monday #38

Do you know how HARD those visas are? I explored every way to get my wife here AZLD4Candidate Monday #41

Women don't shut up and sit down on your say so. Nululu Monday #43

When you go through a four year visa process to reunite with your spouse, you can tell me all about visa AZLD4Candidate Tuesday #44

Doesn't excuse your rudeness or whataboutisms Nululu Tuesday #45

Relative of mine when working in Big Finance BadgerKid Monday #8

20,000 H1Bs are reserved for those graduating with a masters or doctorate speak easy Monday #9

Only if its being used to suppress wages like current H1B abuses, WSJ - US IT unemployment is at 6% twice national avg uponit7771 Monday #13

and the unemployment rate of those holding U.S. Doctorates? speak easy Monday #18

While I don't like Doug Stanhope has a comic, he did have one good bit AZLD4Candidate Monday #23

One of my kids is a fresh Computer Science graduate. mn9driver Monday #10

Because of ghost jobs posted by h1B abusers people are forced no to go direct to recruiters and talk to them vs online uponit7771 Monday #12

**THERE IS NO IT WORKER SHORTAGE!!** WSJ - US IT unemployment is at 6% !! 50% higher than national average uponit7771 Monday #11

Half truths... JT45242 Monday #15

You're partially right. H1B is our version of a work visa that all countries require if you wish to legally work in AZLD4Candidate Monday #22

Places like Australia have defined MotownPgh Tuesday #55

our visa laws were written by racists, businessmen, vulture investors, and nativistic xenophobes AZLD4Candidate Tuesday #57

Well we vote for these lawmakers MotownPgh Tuesday #58

garbage in, garbage out. when you have selfish ignorant citizens, you have selfish ignornant leaders AZLD4Candidate Tuesday #59

I got laid off of an IT job 14 years ago, MurrayDelph Monday #27

Im sure there are many that can fo the MotownPgh Tuesday #56

Perhaps the real question should be? mgardener Monday #16

Given that sensitive documents were found in the bathrooms a Mar A Lago... Yavin4 Monday #36

wrong visa type (for Trump's employees) Celerity Tuesday #46

Okay Yavin4 Tuesday #62

I'm not sure this is true-- this is a widely held belief but I think it may be misinfo LymphocyteLover Monday #19

Every country in the world has work visas. When I was in China, I was on a Z work visa because, even being married to AZLD4Candidate Monday #20

here's an article from a year ago with some facts... PedroXimenez Monday #25

The danger to middle-class American jobs is not Mexican agricultural workers, but H1B visas and similar subterfuges dalton99a Monday #26

Can't H1B be used for non-tech jobs? Renew Deal Monday #28

Uh, no, every person ought to be free to live and work where they choose. Voltaire2 Monday #29

I could go along with that IF the US made huge public investments in housing, education, healthcare and transportation. Yavin4 Monday #37

Indeed. Public infrastructure is critical. Voltaire2 Tuesday #47

H1B is used to suppress the wages of American Klarkashton Monday #30

So fix it. Igel Monday #31

Killing it is not a cure, and continues the path of closing us off from the world Hekate Monday #33

So how to regulate it so it is not used to lower the wages of Americans? applegrove Monday #34

Given the anti-regulatory mood of MAGAGOP, I really don't know Hekate Monday #35

Why? Immigrants are great for America. Jacson6 Monday #39

It needs to be revamped at the very least so it cannot be abused so much. applegrove Tuesday #50

When I worked in tech Unladen Swallow Monday #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Monday #42

Now that it is being revealed that these are immigrants replacing technically skilled whites, the program Jit423 Tuesday #49

H1B Visa makes me think of this Company Town Company Housing Company Store Oneear Tuesday #51

All work visas in all countries are like that. Speaking from experience having one in five countries AZLD4Candidate Tuesday #52

I concur a million times over. MotownPgh Tuesday #53

Only if we had obnoxiousdrunk Tuesday #63