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uponit7771

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

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:04 AM

Dec 2024

... job postings.

Also go direct to employer websites

US IT unemployment is at 6% which is 50% higher than national average according to WSJ, H1b is being abused to the nth degree

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The H1B Visa Program Should Be Stopped Immediately [View all] applegrove Dec 2024 OP

Initiated by Bush Sr..... Lovie777 Dec 2024 #1

It was introduced by Ted Kennedy whopis01 Dec 2024 #17

I'm surprised Bush Sr. went down to the high 20's in approval Polybius Dec 2024 #32

Recession and high unemployment whopis01 Dec 2024 #48

Bush Sr., IMO, also lacked the kind of electioneering experience that most men who ascended to the presidency had. Midwestern Democrat Dec 2024 #60

I understand the recession, but those were truly horrible numbers Polybius Dec 2024 #61

Yep. MotownPgh Dec 2024 #54

Corporations use H1-B Visas as basically a scam to pay tech workers less. SunSeeker Dec 2024 #2

Solution is that they have to pay them 3x what those in Congress earn after 6 months 😂 cstanleytech Dec 2024 #4

Yep ... and this WSJ - US IT unemployment at 6%, that's 50% higher than national avg uponit7771 Dec 2024 #14

And that is the official unemployment rate. Old Crank Dec 2024 #21

I'd simply limit it greatly to no more than a bare handful each year. cstanleytech Dec 2024 #3

When McKinsey Comes to Town by Bogdanich and Forsyth. multigraincracker Dec 2024 #5

Maybe president Biden Tickle Dec 2024 #6

End indentured servitude Nululu Dec 2024 #7

It's that way with ALL work visas in ALL countries. The sponsor of the visa owns your ass AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #24

Many visas don't tie you to an employer Nululu Dec 2024 #38

Do you know how HARD those visas are? I explored every way to get my wife here AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #41

Women don't shut up and sit down on your say so. Nululu Dec 2024 #43

When you go through a four year visa process to reunite with your spouse, you can tell me all about visa AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #44

Doesn't excuse your rudeness or whataboutisms Nululu Dec 2024 #45

Relative of mine when working in Big Finance BadgerKid Dec 2024 #8

20,000 H1Bs are reserved for those graduating with a masters or doctorate speak easy Dec 2024 #9

Only if its being used to suppress wages like current H1B abuses, WSJ - US IT unemployment is at 6% twice national avg uponit7771 Dec 2024 #13

and the unemployment rate of those holding U.S. Doctorates? speak easy Dec 2024 #18

While I don't like Doug Stanhope has a comic, he did have one good bit AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #23

One of my kids is a fresh Computer Science graduate. mn9driver Dec 2024 #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 Dec 2024 #12

**THERE IS NO IT WORKER SHORTAGE!!** WSJ - US IT unemployment is at 6% !! 50% higher than national average uponit7771 Dec 2024 #11

Half truths... JT45242 Dec 2024 #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 Dec 2024 #22

Places like Australia have defined MotownPgh Dec 2024 #55

our visa laws were written by racists, businessmen, vulture investors, and nativistic xenophobes AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #57

Well we vote for these lawmakers MotownPgh Dec 2024 #58

garbage in, garbage out. when you have selfish ignorant citizens, you have selfish ignornant leaders AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #59

I got laid off of an IT job 14 years ago, MurrayDelph Dec 2024 #27

Im sure there are many that can fo the MotownPgh Dec 2024 #56

Perhaps the real question should be? mgardener Dec 2024 #16

Given that sensitive documents were found in the bathrooms a Mar A Lago... Yavin4 Dec 2024 #36

wrong visa type (for Trump's employees) Celerity Dec 2024 #46

Okay Yavin4 Dec 2024 #62

I'm not sure this is true-- this is a widely held belief but I think it may be misinfo LymphocyteLover Dec 2024 #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 Dec 2024 #20

here's an article from a year ago with some facts... PedroXimenez Dec 2024 #25

The danger to middle-class American jobs is not Mexican agricultural workers, but H1B visas and similar subterfuges dalton99a Dec 2024 #26

Can't H1B be used for non-tech jobs? Renew Deal Dec 2024 #28

Uh, no, every person ought to be free to live and work where they choose. Voltaire2 Dec 2024 #29

I could go along with that IF the US made huge public investments in housing, education, healthcare and transportation. Yavin4 Dec 2024 #37

Indeed. Public infrastructure is critical. Voltaire2 Dec 2024 #47

H1B is used to suppress the wages of American Klarkashton Dec 2024 #30

So fix it. Igel Dec 2024 #31

Killing it is not a cure, and continues the path of closing us off from the world Hekate Dec 2024 #33

So how to regulate it so it is not used to lower the wages of Americans? applegrove Dec 2024 #34

Given the anti-regulatory mood of MAGAGOP, I really don't know Hekate Dec 2024 #35

Why? Immigrants are great for America. Jacson6 Dec 2024 #39

It needs to be revamped at the very least so it cannot be abused so much. applegrove Dec 2024 #50

When I worked in tech Unladen Swallow Dec 2024 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Dec 2024 #42

Now that it is being revealed that these are immigrants replacing technically skilled whites, the program Jit423 Dec 2024 #49

H1B Visa makes me think of this Company Town Company Housing Company Store Oneear Dec 2024 #51

All work visas in all countries are like that. Speaking from experience having one in five countries AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #52

I concur a million times over. MotownPgh Dec 2024 #53

Only if we had obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2024 #63