$100k fee for h1-b visas coming

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 65000 H1b issued every year. The simple solution here would be to issue the visas to the highest paying contracts to ensure the most valuable talent is brought to the USA.. It should not be used to bring in cheap labour. But selling the visa for $100K will shift the focus from value and competency to cost.

Wow! what an uniformed post.

Let's just suppose that were true, we could cancel the entire program, and no one would miss it would they?

Year “Initial Approvals” Cap (85,000) “Cap Exempt” (≈ Initial − 85,000)
FY 2022 132,657 85,000 ~ 47,657 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2023 118,948 85,000 ~ 33,948 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2024 141,207 85,000 ~ 56,207 Guest Worker Visas

Note: “Cap Exempt” here just means “initial approvals beyond the 85,000 cap subject limit.” But that doesn’t necessarily map exactly to “academic/non-profit / university” approvals. Some of that cap-exempt portion may be from other cap-exemption sources or other employer categories, and not every academic/non-profit H-1B is necessarily cap-exempt depending on the employer and role. Also, some academic/non-profit initial petitions may still be counted under the cap if the employer doesn’t meet the exemption criteria.

So there were a total of intitial + renewal
FY 2024
427,091 (filed) 399,402 (approved).

Those are just people actively on Visas, cumulatively there are millions of people on visas and that have gotten green cards, to the tune of a significant fraction of our population, to the point where certain areas are completely dominated by skilled immigrants, Silicon Valley for example.

I digress, but in this day and age where information about the subject is so readily available. These sorts of *half-truths* are really not a credit to liberals or immigration advocates.

It was a Republican president (George Bush, Sr.) that signed the immigration law into effect that created the H1b visa program, not libersls. EOs are not a sufficient or longlasting fix for our immigration problems. If Trump was sincere about making lasting changes to our immigration laws—rather than being focused on immediate political expediency—he would work with Congress to get a bill passed. What better time in history than now when he controls all branches of government and the SC?

Well Democrats tried to leave the union over slavery. These are different times for sure. You probably knew that, but you don't have anything better to explain the egg on your face.

What in the name of MAGA Talking Points are you talking about?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 65000 H1b issued every year. The simple solution here would be to issue the visas to the highest paying contracts to ensure the most valuable talent is brought to the USA.. It should not be used to bring in cheap labour. But selling the visa for $100K will shift the focus from value and competency to cost.

Wow! what an uniformed post.

Let's just suppose that were true, we could cancel the entire program, and no one would miss it would they?

Year “Initial Approvals” Cap (85,000) “Cap Exempt” (≈ Initial − 85,000)
FY 2022 132,657 85,000 ~ 47,657 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2023 118,948 85,000 ~ 33,948 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2024 141,207 85,000 ~ 56,207 Guest Worker Visas

Note: “Cap Exempt” here just means “initial approvals beyond the 85,000 cap subject limit.” But that doesn’t necessarily map exactly to “academic/non-profit / university” approvals. Some of that cap-exempt portion may be from other cap-exemption sources or other employer categories, and not every academic/non-profit H-1B is necessarily cap-exempt depending on the employer and role. Also, some academic/non-profit initial petitions may still be counted under the cap if the employer doesn’t meet the exemption criteria.

So there were a total of intitial + renewal
FY 2024
427,091 (filed) 399,402 (approved).

Those are just people actively on Visas, cumulatively there are millions of people on visas and that have gotten green cards, to the tune of a significant fraction of our population, to the point where certain areas are completely dominated by skilled immigrants, Silicon Valley for example.

I digress, but in this day and age where information about the subject is so readily available. These sorts of *half-truths* are really not a credit to liberals or immigration advocates.

It was a Republican president (George Bush, Sr.) that signed the immigration law into effect that created the H1b visa program, not libersls. EOs are not a sufficient or longlasting fix for our immigration problems. If Trump was sincere about making lasting changes to our immigration laws—rather than being focused on immediate political expediency—he would work with Congress to get a bill passed. What better time in history than now when he controls all branches of government and the SC?

Well Democrats tried to leave the union over slavery. These are different times for sure. You probably knew that, but you don't have anything better to explain the egg on your face.

The "Democrats are the Party of Slavery" trope probably won't work on a forum where most posters are educated enough to know that the parties have largely switched places since the mid-20th century.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 65000 H1b issued every year. The simple solution here would be to issue the visas to the highest paying contracts to ensure the most valuable talent is brought to the USA.. It should not be used to bring in cheap labour. But selling the visa for $100K will shift the focus from value and competency to cost.

Wow! what an uniformed post.

Let's just suppose that were true, we could cancel the entire program, and no one would miss it would they?

Year “Initial Approvals” Cap (85,000) “Cap Exempt” (≈ Initial − 85,000)
FY 2022 132,657 85,000 ~ 47,657 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2023 118,948 85,000 ~ 33,948 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2024 141,207 85,000 ~ 56,207 Guest Worker Visas

Note: “Cap Exempt” here just means “initial approvals beyond the 85,000 cap subject limit.” But that doesn’t necessarily map exactly to “academic/non-profit / university” approvals. Some of that cap-exempt portion may be from other cap-exemption sources or other employer categories, and not every academic/non-profit H-1B is necessarily cap-exempt depending on the employer and role. Also, some academic/non-profit initial petitions may still be counted under the cap if the employer doesn’t meet the exemption criteria.

So there were a total of intitial + renewal
FY 2024
427,091 (filed) 399,402 (approved).

Those are just people actively on Visas, cumulatively there are millions of people on visas and that have gotten green cards, to the tune of a significant fraction of our population, to the point where certain areas are completely dominated by skilled immigrants, Silicon Valley for example.

I digress, but in this day and age where information about the subject is so readily available. These sorts of *half-truths* are really not a credit to liberals or immigration advocates.

It was a Republican president (George Bush, Sr.) that signed the immigration law into effect that created the H1b visa program, not libersls. EOs are not a sufficient or longlasting fix for our immigration problems. If Trump was sincere about making lasting changes to our immigration laws—rather than being focused on immediate political expediency—he would work with Congress to get a bill passed. What better time in history than now when he controls all branches of government and the SC?

Well Democrats tried to leave the union over slavery. These are different times for sure. You probably knew that, but you don't have anything better to explain the egg on your face.

You cannot really be this stupid to post and believe that BS. At least before posting on a political board, learn the historical politics and changing political parties and politics. Learn the difference between Thaddeus Stephens versus Jesse Helms, or Charles Sumner versus Strom Thurmond, or even John Bingham versus Mills E. Read up on the Dixicrats and then use your brain to think before using your fingers to post.

[Anonymous]

Any guesses how long it will take for TACO on H1Bs? I give it until Friday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any guesses how long it will take for TACO on H1Bs? I give it until Friday.

Yeah it's already being watered down from what it sounded like it would be initially. Eventually they will strike a deal with India to carve out tech from the scope and then it will just be for show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 65000 H1b issued every year. The simple solution here would be to issue the visas to the highest paying contracts to ensure the most valuable talent is brought to the USA.. It should not be used to bring in cheap labour. But selling the visa for $100K will shift the focus from value and competency to cost.

Wow! what an uniformed post.

Let's just suppose that were true, we could cancel the entire program, and no one would miss it would they?

Year “Initial Approvals” Cap (85,000) “Cap Exempt” (≈ Initial − 85,000)
FY 2022 132,657 85,000 ~ 47,657 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2023 118,948 85,000 ~ 33,948 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2024 141,207 85,000 ~ 56,207 Guest Worker Visas

Note: “Cap Exempt” here just means “initial approvals beyond the 85,000 cap subject limit.” But that doesn’t necessarily map exactly to “academic/non-profit / university” approvals. Some of that cap-exempt portion may be from other cap-exemption sources or other employer categories, and not every academic/non-profit H-1B is necessarily cap-exempt depending on the employer and role. Also, some academic/non-profit initial petitions may still be counted under the cap if the employer doesn’t meet the exemption criteria.

So there were a total of intitial + renewal
FY 2024
427,091 (filed) 399,402 (approved).

Those are just people actively on Visas, cumulatively there are millions of people on visas and that have gotten green cards, to the tune of a significant fraction of our population, to the point where certain areas are completely dominated by skilled immigrants, Silicon Valley for example.

I digress, but in this day and age where information about the subject is so readily available. These sorts of *half-truths* are really not a credit to liberals or immigration advocates.

It was a Republican president (George Bush, Sr.) that signed the immigration law into effect that created the H1b visa program, not libersls. EOs are not a sufficient or longlasting fix for our immigration problems. If Trump was sincere about making lasting changes to our immigration laws—rather than being focused on immediate political expediency—he would work with Congress to get a bill passed. What better time in history than now when he controls all branches of government and the SC?

Well Democrats tried to leave the union over slavery. These are different times for sure. You probably knew that, but you don't have anything better to explain the egg on your face.

What in the name of MAGA Talking Points are you talking about?!

Just pointing out how disingenuous the historical argument is in this instance. Parties change I'm not voting for Democrats because Reagan gave amnesty sometime in the past, I'm voting against Democrats because they tried to pass it last year.

[Anonymous]

Bernie!

https://youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?si=dQe2Qxkv29bwrTjD

The main function of the H-1B program is not to hire “the best and the brightest,” but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with hundreds of thousands of lower-paid guest workers from abroad who are often treated as indentured servants. The cheaper it is to hire guest workers, the more money the multi-billionaire owners of large corporations make.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, between 2022 and 2023, the top 30 companies using the H-1B program laid off 85,000 American workers, while simultaneously bringing in over 34,000 guest workers from abroad.

In 2019 and 2020, 85 percent of H-1B visas were awarded to entry-level and junior guest workers who are paid between 20 to 40 percent less than American workers in similar occupations.

Let me give you a few examples of how absurd the situation has become.

In Dallas, H-1B software developers are making $44,000 less than American workers doing the exact same job.

In Houston, H-1B accountants are paid nearly $40,000 less than American accountants doing the exact same work.

In Santa Barbara, California H-1B workers who are hired as computer system engineers make just $45,000 a year. The median wage for an American computer systems engineer is over $110,000 a year.

M. President, you tell me. Why would a corporation hire an American computer systems engineer at a salary of $110,000 a year when it is $65,000 cheaper to hire an H-1B worker for that same exact position?

Where are the Democrats? why is ONLY Bernie Sanders speaking out against the H1B.

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/prepared-remarks-sanders-calls-on-colleagues-to-support-his-h-1b-amendment/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 65000 H1b issued every year. The simple solution here would be to issue the visas to the highest paying contracts to ensure the most valuable talent is brought to the USA.. It should not be used to bring in cheap labour. But selling the visa for $100K will shift the focus from value and competency to cost.

Wow! what an uniformed post.

Let's just suppose that were true, we could cancel the entire program, and no one would miss it would they?

Year “Initial Approvals” Cap (85,000) “Cap Exempt” (≈ Initial − 85,000)
FY 2022 132,657 85,000 ~ 47,657 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2023 118,948 85,000 ~ 33,948 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2024 141,207 85,000 ~ 56,207 Guest Worker Visas

Note: “Cap Exempt” here just means “initial approvals beyond the 85,000 cap subject limit.” But that doesn’t necessarily map exactly to “academic/non-profit / university” approvals. Some of that cap-exempt portion may be from other cap-exemption sources or other employer categories, and not every academic/non-profit H-1B is necessarily cap-exempt depending on the employer and role. Also, some academic/non-profit initial petitions may still be counted under the cap if the employer doesn’t meet the exemption criteria.

So there were a total of intitial + renewal
FY 2024
427,091 (filed) 399,402 (approved).

Those are just people actively on Visas, cumulatively there are millions of people on visas and that have gotten green cards, to the tune of a significant fraction of our population, to the point where certain areas are completely dominated by skilled immigrants, Silicon Valley for example.

I digress, but in this day and age where information about the subject is so readily available. These sorts of *half-truths* are really not a credit to liberals or immigration advocates.

It was a Republican president (George Bush, Sr.) that signed the immigration law into effect that created the H1b visa program, not libersls. EOs are not a sufficient or longlasting fix for our immigration problems. If Trump was sincere about making lasting changes to our immigration laws—rather than being focused on immediate political expediency—he would work with Congress to get a bill passed. What better time in history than now when he controls all branches of government and the SC?

Well Democrats tried to leave the union over slavery. These are different times for sure. You probably knew that, but you don't have anything better to explain the egg on your face.

What in the name of MAGA Talking Points are you talking about?!

Just pointing out how disingenuous the historical argument is in this instance. Parties change I'm not voting for Democrats because Reagan gave amnesty sometime in the past, I'm voting against Democrats because they tried to pass it last year.

You are voting against Dems? Then you are voting for a dictatorship with Putin and Miller leading that is 100% anti-American. LOL you think you will be voting what a moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 65000 H1b issued every year. The simple solution here would be to issue the visas to the highest paying contracts to ensure the most valuable talent is brought to the USA.. It should not be used to bring in cheap labour. But selling the visa for $100K will shift the focus from value and competency to cost.

Wow! what an uniformed post.

Let's just suppose that were true, we could cancel the entire program, and no one would miss it would they?

Year “Initial Approvals” Cap (85,000) “Cap Exempt” (≈ Initial − 85,000)
FY 2022 132,657 85,000 ~ 47,657 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2023 118,948 85,000 ~ 33,948 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2024 141,207 85,000 ~ 56,207 Guest Worker Visas

Note: “Cap Exempt” here just means “initial approvals beyond the 85,000 cap subject limit.” But that doesn’t necessarily map exactly to “academic/non-profit / university” approvals. Some of that cap-exempt portion may be from other cap-exemption sources or other employer categories, and not every academic/non-profit H-1B is necessarily cap-exempt depending on the employer and role. Also, some academic/non-profit initial petitions may still be counted under the cap if the employer doesn’t meet the exemption criteria.

So there were a total of intitial + renewal
FY 2024
427,091 (filed) 399,402 (approved).

Those are just people actively on Visas, cumulatively there are millions of people on visas and that have gotten green cards, to the tune of a significant fraction of our population, to the point where certain areas are completely dominated by skilled immigrants, Silicon Valley for example.

I digress, but in this day and age where information about the subject is so readily available. These sorts of *half-truths* are really not a credit to liberals or immigration advocates.

It was a Republican president (George Bush, Sr.) that signed the immigration law into effect that created the H1b visa program, not libersls. EOs are not a sufficient or longlasting fix for our immigration problems. If Trump was sincere about making lasting changes to our immigration laws—rather than being focused on immediate political expediency—he would work with Congress to get a bill passed. What better time in history than now when he controls all branches of government and the SC?

Well Democrats tried to leave the union over slavery. These are different times for sure. You probably knew that, but you don't have anything better to explain the egg on your face.

What in the name of MAGA Talking Points are you talking about?!

Just pointing out how disingenuous the historical argument is in this instance. Parties change I'm not voting for Democrats because Reagan gave amnesty sometime in the past, I'm voting against Democrats because they tried to pass it last year.

You are voting against Dems? Then you are voting for a dictatorship with Putin and Miller leading that is 100% anti-American. LOL you think you will be voting what a moron.

That's what the aliens say.

[Anonymous]

America’s loss may be another countries gain.

[Anonymous]

Country’s not countries

Anonymous wrote:America’s loss may be another countries gain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:America’s loss may be another countries gain.

That sounds like a much more tailored program than what we have.

“The idea of cutting visa costs to zero is for people who have attended the world's top five universities or have won prestigious prizes, ”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Country’s not countries

Anonymous wrote:America’s loss may be another countries gain.

Oh the world is going after the talent fleeing the US. Trump and republicans have totally broke this country.

[Anonymous]

Trump made it loud and clear what he thinks of his base. He TACOd on h1bs faster than he did on tariffs because he is a business man who knows the reality of foreign labor. He doesn't have any experience with tariffs but soon as he heard that US businesses might have to train the MAGAs he sees mouth breathing at his rallies, he called in the cabinet to cancel the h1b proclamation. No employer is ever going to pay $100k for their overseas talent and the best you MAGA are going to get is minimum wage working the printing press for Trump collectible coins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about 65000 H1b issued every year. The simple solution here would be to issue the visas to the highest paying contracts to ensure the most valuable talent is brought to the USA.. It should not be used to bring in cheap labour. But selling the visa for $100K will shift the focus from value and competency to cost.

Wow! what an uniformed post.

Let's just suppose that were true, we could cancel the entire program, and no one would miss it would they?

Year “Initial Approvals” Cap (85,000) “Cap Exempt” (≈ Initial − 85,000)
FY 2022 132,657 85,000 ~ 47,657 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2023 118,948 85,000 ~ 33,948 Guest Worker Visas

FY 2024 141,207 85,000 ~ 56,207 Guest Worker Visas

Note: “Cap Exempt” here just means “initial approvals beyond the 85,000 cap subject limit.” But that doesn’t necessarily map exactly to “academic/non-profit / university” approvals. Some of that cap-exempt portion may be from other cap-exemption sources or other employer categories, and not every academic/non-profit H-1B is necessarily cap-exempt depending on the employer and role. Also, some academic/non-profit initial petitions may still be counted under the cap if the employer doesn’t meet the exemption criteria.

So there were a total of intitial + renewal
FY 2024
427,091 (filed) 399,402 (approved).

Those are just people actively on Visas, cumulatively there are millions of people on visas and that have gotten green cards, to the tune of a significant fraction of our population, to the point where certain areas are completely dominated by skilled immigrants, Silicon Valley for example.

I digress, but in this day and age where information about the subject is so readily available. These sorts of *half-truths* are really not a credit to liberals or immigration advocates.

It was a Republican president (George Bush, Sr.) that signed the immigration law into effect that created the H1b visa program, not libersls. EOs are not a sufficient or longlasting fix for our immigration problems. If Trump was sincere about making lasting changes to our immigration laws—rather than being focused on immediate political expediency—he would work with Congress to get a bill passed. What better time in history than now when he controls all branches of government and the SC?

Well Democrats tried to leave the union over slavery. These are different times for sure. You probably knew that, but you don't have anything better to explain the egg on your face.

The "Democrats are the Party of Slavery" trope probably won't work on a forum where most posters are educated enough to know that the parties have largely switched places since the mid-20th century.

Yes, it's absurd (never mind the fact they are advocating for a permanent underclass). Just like it's absurd to say Republicans want amnesty because of Reagan.

Therfor not only historically were Democrats the party of slavery(its a fact look it up), they also are contemporaneously absurd.