$100k fee for h1-b visas coming

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WSj editorial board weighs on tge H1B debate:

“If companies aren’t allowed to hire foreign workers in the U.S. because they are too expensive, they’ll go abroad. There will be fewer startups and less innovation. This will not help the U.S. in the AI race with China.”

And this.

“Federal law doesn’t give the President carte blanche authority to set visa fees, so he’s invoking a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that lets a President restrict entry of foreigners to protect national security.

He claims, again without evidence, that the H-1B program is a national-security threat.
As with his willy-nilly tariffs, he’s abusing his national-security powers. His order may violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine, which says the President needs clear authorization from Congress for economically significant actions.”

Amazing, that's not true though the program doesn't lower wages. Sigh, how do you know a Democrat is lying? Their lips are moving.

You clearly don't work in big tech.

They will just offshore the jobs.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/silicon-valley-hiring-turmoil-after-new-h-1b-visa-fees-move-spurs-offshoring-2025-09-23/

"I have had several conversations with corporate clients ... where they have said this new fee is simply unworkable in the U.S., and it's time for us to start looking for other countries where we can have highly skilled talent," said Chris Thomas, an immigration attorney at Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart.

Much like Trump's promise to bring back the manufacturing jobs, this latest chaotic EO won't create thousands of high paying jobs for your kids.

And I say this as someone whose child is a CS/math major graduating in 2 years. But, I've worked in the tech sector long enough to know that companies aren't going to all of a sudden want to hire expensive American workers if they can get a worker for 30% of the cost, even if it means only 30% productivity. Corporate heads want to cut costs; they don't care about workers having to deal with crap work product.

People are super naive and gullible.

No but you can research it, they say that it doesn't lower wages. That is literally what they say. Not trying to be sarcastic here. How can it hurt businesses when it doesn't lower wages like they say.

If they offshore the job (which will happen to many of those jobs), there won't be jobs for Americans, or the tax revenue for that matter.

Oh no offshoring jobs that Americans don't even do, now I'm afraid. You corporate ugga buggas, I mean to tell you. If it's not one thing it's another. Best not vote Democrat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WSj editorial board weighs on tge H1B debate:

“If companies aren’t allowed to hire foreign workers in the U.S. because they are too expensive, they’ll go abroad. There will be fewer startups and less innovation. This will not help the U.S. in the AI race with China.”

And this.

“Federal law doesn’t give the President carte blanche authority to set visa fees, so he’s invoking a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that lets a President restrict entry of foreigners to protect national security.

He claims, again without evidence, that the H-1B program is a national-security threat.
As with his willy-nilly tariffs, he’s abusing his national-security powers. His order may violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine, which says the President needs clear authorization from Congress for economically significant actions.”

Amazing, that's not true though the program doesn't lower wages. Sigh, how do you know a Democrat is lying? Their lips are moving.

You clearly don't work in big tech.

They will just offshore the jobs.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/silicon-valley-hiring-turmoil-after-new-h-1b-visa-fees-move-spurs-offshoring-2025-09-23/

"I have had several conversations with corporate clients ... where they have said this new fee is simply unworkable in the U.S., and it's time for us to start looking for other countries where we can have highly skilled talent," said Chris Thomas, an immigration attorney at Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart.

Much like Trump's promise to bring back the manufacturing jobs, this latest chaotic EO won't create thousands of high paying jobs for your kids.

And I say this as someone whose child is a CS/math major graduating in 2 years. But, I've worked in the tech sector long enough to know that companies aren't going to all of a sudden want to hire expensive American workers if they can get a worker for 30% of the cost, even if it means only 30% productivity. Corporate heads want to cut costs; they don't care about workers having to deal with crap work product.

People are super naive and gullible.

Offshoring should be made regulatorily difficult and highly punitive. Also, offshoring is better than importing non-Americans to work in jobs and live in the very communities that an equal number of qualified entry-level American grads won't have the opportunity to do. In fact it'll just drive up the living costs for them. It's un-American and actually is another form of DEI, especially when exacerbated with the existence of the family visa turnstile. Yes, the current administration is trying to EO the government into an 80s style single party system like the LDP, KMT, PRI, and CCP. However, this is one issue that, if implemented properly, will benefit millennials and gen z.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WSj editorial board weighs on tge H1B debate:

“If companies aren’t allowed to hire foreign workers in the U.S. because they are too expensive, they’ll go abroad. There will be fewer startups and less innovation. This will not help the U.S. in the AI race with China.”

And this.

“Federal law doesn’t give the President carte blanche authority to set visa fees, so he’s invoking a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that lets a President restrict entry of foreigners to protect national security.

He claims, again without evidence, that the H-1B program is a national-security threat.
As with his willy-nilly tariffs, he’s abusing his national-security powers. His order may violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine, which says the President needs clear authorization from Congress for economically significant actions.”

Amazing, that's not true though the program doesn't lower wages. Sigh, how do you know a Democrat is lying? Their lips are moving.

You clearly don't work in big tech.

They will just offshore the jobs.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/silicon-valley-hiring-turmoil-after-new-h-1b-visa-fees-move-spurs-offshoring-2025-09-23/

"I have had several conversations with corporate clients ... where they have said this new fee is simply unworkable in the U.S., and it's time for us to start looking for other countries where we can have highly skilled talent," said Chris Thomas, an immigration attorney at Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart.

Much like Trump's promise to bring back the manufacturing jobs, this latest chaotic EO won't create thousands of high paying jobs for your kids.

And I say this as someone whose child is a CS/math major graduating in 2 years. But, I've worked in the tech sector long enough to know that companies aren't going to all of a sudden want to hire expensive American workers if they can get a worker for 30% of the cost, even if it means only 30% productivity. Corporate heads want to cut costs; they don't care about workers having to deal with crap work product.

People are super naive and gullible.

Offshoring should be made regulatorily difficult and highly punitive. Also, offshoring is better than importing non-Americans to work in jobs and live in the very communities that an equal number of qualified entry-level American grads won't have the opportunity to do. In fact it'll just drive up the living costs for them. It's un-American and actually is another form of DEI, especially when exacerbated with the existence of the family visa turnstile. Yes, the current administration is trying to EO the government into an 80s style single party system like the LDP, KMT, PRI, and CCP. However, this is one issue that, if implemented properly, will benefit millennials and gen z.

I think offshoring isn't as a big of a deal as they say in terms of high skilled immigration. I mean sure they are bigots, that aren't ever going to hire American, and that is a problem, but given that they are bigots that won't ever hire American, offshoring doesn't matter. I prefer the bigots that won't ever higher Americans leave.

Furthermore, there are plenty of reasons why they don't really want to offshore. Foreigners not in our immigration system can easily be poached. Foreigners that aren't trying to get a green card aren't willing to pay for premium education in the us just to go back home, work for les to "purchase a green card". The world is not a tech paradise they don't have the infrastructure. They have to navigate local regulations and laws. It's not nearly so motivating to work for mediocre wages and still live in a crowded dirty old-world town, where you don't even get to drive a car, and have to be subjected to the old world caste systems. They don't have Americans to train them.

[Anonymous]

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal suggests that tech workers have bigger problems than foreign workers taking away their jobs. This include a weak economy, a glut of workers, and jobs lost to AI.

Laid-Off Tech Workers Say H-1B Crackdown Won’t Help Them Get a Job:
Industry has been hit by layoffs and AI worries; ‘Anyone with a keyboard and mouse is at risk’

“The Wall Street Journal spoke with a dozen recently laid-off tech employees, most of whom are still hunting for work. Most said their biggest problems are a weak domestic job market, the rise of artificial intelligence and a glut of displaced people looking for similar roles. Some said the new visa fees might reduce competition, but others said their H-1B colleagues helped tech companies flourish, which can lead to more jobs.”

[Anonymous]

Yes, but h1b doesn't help the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually support this one. The program has been abused to put American grads out of jobs and undercut labor. If you’re going to outsource, outsource. You don’t need to import your entire workforce here and hold them hostage on visas only you control.

Outsourcing means we don't get the income tax revenue.

The workers in many cases can easily by poached.

The companies will hold your transcript and passport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You thought health care was bad already? Gone, 10,000 doctors. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5815043/

Oh god. I didn’t think about that. Ugh

Med schools are going to have to start training Americans. Hospitals are going to have to open more residency slots.

I know, the horror. Investing in our own people. Terrible.

The AMA will not allow hospitals to open more residency spots. They don't want to lower doctor pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WSj editorial board weighs on tge H1B debate:

“If companies aren’t allowed to hire foreign workers in the U.S. because they are too expensive, they’ll go abroad. There will be fewer startups and less innovation. This will not help the U.S. in the AI race with China.”

And this.

“Federal law doesn’t give the President carte blanche authority to set visa fees, so he’s invoking a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that lets a President restrict entry of foreigners to protect national security.

He claims, again without evidence, that the H-1B program is a national-security threat.
As with his willy-nilly tariffs, he’s abusing his national-security powers. His order may violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine, which says the President needs clear authorization from Congress for economically significant actions.”

Amazing, that's not true though the program doesn't lower wages. Sigh, how do you know a Democrat is lying? Their lips are moving.

You clearly don't work in big tech.

They will just offshore the jobs.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/silicon-valley-hiring-turmoil-after-new-h-1b-visa-fees-move-spurs-offshoring-2025-09-23/

"I have had several conversations with corporate clients ... where they have said this new fee is simply unworkable in the U.S., and it's time for us to start looking for other countries where we can have highly skilled talent," said Chris Thomas, an immigration attorney at Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart.

Much like Trump's promise to bring back the manufacturing jobs, this latest chaotic EO won't create thousands of high paying jobs for your kids.

And I say this as someone whose child is a CS/math major graduating in 2 years. But, I've worked in the tech sector long enough to know that companies aren't going to all of a sudden want to hire expensive American workers if they can get a worker for 30% of the cost, even if it means only 30% productivity. Corporate heads want to cut costs; they don't care about workers having to deal with crap work product.

People are super naive and gullible.

Offshoring should be made regulatorily difficult and highly punitive. Also, offshoring is better than importing non-Americans to work in jobs and live in the very communities that an equal number of qualified entry-level American grads won't have the opportunity to do. In fact it'll just drive up the living costs for them. It's un-American and actually is another form of DEI, especially when exacerbated with the existence of the family visa turnstile. Yes, the current administration is trying to EO the government into an 80s style single party system like the LDP, KMT, PRI, and CCP. However, this is one issue that, if implemented properly, will benefit millennials and gen z.

I think offshoring isn't as a big of a deal as they say in terms of high skilled immigration. I mean sure they are bigots, that aren't ever going to hire American, and that is a problem, but given that they are bigots that won't ever hire American, offshoring doesn't matter. I prefer the bigots that won't ever higher Americans leave.

Furthermore, there are plenty of reasons why they don't really want to offshore. Foreigners not in our immigration system can easily be poached. Foreigners that aren't trying to get a green card aren't willing to pay for premium education in the us just to go back home, work for les to "purchase a green card". The world is not a tech paradise they don't have the infrastructure. They have to navigate local regulations and laws. It's not nearly so motivating to work for mediocre wages and still live in a crowded dirty old-world town, where you don't even get to drive a car, and have to be subjected to the old world caste systems. They don't have Americans to train them.

You obviously don't work in tech, and your view is nothing like reality.

Companies would rather offshore and save money than hire Americans for 3x the amount. Doesn't matter if the foreign worker isn't as productive or effective. Corporations only care about the bottom line.

I work mostly with people offshore. It's only grown in the past 15 years I've been in tech. Even back office jobs have been offshored.

This (badly executed) EO will spur more offshoring, and we will lose the tax revenue. It's not a win like you think it is. Did the manufacturing jobs Trump promised come back? No. And neither will tech jobs that have been offshored.

Forcing American companies to hire only Americans is not capitalism. It's more like socialism, something I believe MAGA always decries.

Some of you are super naive and ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You thought health care was bad already? Gone, 10,000 doctors. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5815043/

Oh god. I didn’t think about that. Ugh

Med schools are going to have to start training Americans. Hospitals are going to have to open more residency slots.

I know, the horror. Investing in our own people. Terrible.

The AMA will not allow hospitals to open more residency spots. They don't want to lower doctor pay.

Universal healthcare will never work in this country until doctor pay is lowered as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WSj editorial board weighs on tge H1B debate:

“If companies aren’t allowed to hire foreign workers in the U.S. because they are too expensive, they’ll go abroad. There will be fewer startups and less innovation. This will not help the U.S. in the AI race with China.”

And this.

“Federal law doesn’t give the President carte blanche authority to set visa fees, so he’s invoking a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that lets a President restrict entry of foreigners to protect national security.

He claims, again without evidence, that the H-1B program is a national-security threat.
As with his willy-nilly tariffs, he’s abusing his national-security powers. His order may violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine, which says the President needs clear authorization from Congress for economically significant actions.”

Amazing, that's not true though the program doesn't lower wages. Sigh, how do you know a Democrat is lying? Their lips are moving.

You clearly don't work in big tech.

They will just offshore the jobs.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/silicon-valley-hiring-turmoil-after-new-h-1b-visa-fees-move-spurs-offshoring-2025-09-23/

"I have had several conversations with corporate clients ... where they have said this new fee is simply unworkable in the U.S., and it's time for us to start looking for other countries where we can have highly skilled talent," said Chris Thomas, an immigration attorney at Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart.

Much like Trump's promise to bring back the manufacturing jobs, this latest chaotic EO won't create thousands of high paying jobs for your kids.

And I say this as someone whose child is a CS/math major graduating in 2 years. But, I've worked in the tech sector long enough to know that companies aren't going to all of a sudden want to hire expensive American workers if they can get a worker for 30% of the cost, even if it means only 30% productivity. Corporate heads want to cut costs; they don't care about workers having to deal with crap work product.

People are super naive and gullible.

Offshoring should be made regulatorily difficult and highly punitive. Also, offshoring is better than importing non-Americans to work in jobs and live in the very communities that an equal number of qualified entry-level American grads won't have the opportunity to do. In fact it'll just drive up the living costs for them. It's un-American and actually is another form of DEI, especially when exacerbated with the existence of the family visa turnstile. Yes, the current administration is trying to EO the government into an 80s style single party system like the LDP, KMT, PRI, and CCP. However, this is one issue that, if implemented properly, will benefit millennials and gen z.

I think offshoring isn't as a big of a deal as they say in terms of high skilled immigration. I mean sure they are bigots, that aren't ever going to hire American, and that is a problem, but given that they are bigots that won't ever hire American, offshoring doesn't matter. I prefer the bigots that won't ever higher Americans leave.

Furthermore, there are plenty of reasons why they don't really want to offshore. Foreigners not in our immigration system can easily be poached. Foreigners that aren't trying to get a green card aren't willing to pay for premium education in the us just to go back home, work for les to "purchase a green card". The world is not a tech paradise they don't have the infrastructure. They have to navigate local regulations and laws. It's not nearly so motivating to work for mediocre wages and still live in a crowded dirty old-world town, where you don't even get to drive a car, and have to be subjected to the old world caste systems. They don't have Americans to train them.

You obviously don't work in tech, and your view is nothing like reality.

Companies would rather offshore and save money than hire Americans for 3x the amount. Doesn't matter if the foreign worker isn't as productive or effective. Corporations only care about the bottom line.

I work mostly with people offshore. It's only grown in the past 15 years I've been in tech. Even back office jobs have been offshored.

This (badly executed) EO will spur more offshoring, and we will lose the tax revenue. It's not a win like you think it is. Did the manufacturing jobs Trump promised come back? No. And neither will tech jobs that have been offshored.

Forcing American companies to hire only Americans is not capitalism. It's more like socialism, something I believe MAGA always decries.

Some of you are super naive and ignorant.

Sez the person who doesn't want the H1B gravy train to end for immigrants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An article in today’s Wall Street Journal suggests that tech workers have bigger problems than foreign workers taking away their jobs. This include a weak economy, a glut of workers, and jobs lost to AI.

Laid-Off Tech Workers Say H-1B Crackdown Won’t Help Them Get a Job:
Industry has been hit by layoffs and AI worries; ‘Anyone with a keyboard and mouse is at risk’

“The Wall Street Journal spoke with a dozen recently laid-off tech employees, most of whom are still hunting for work. Most said their biggest problems are a weak domestic job market, the rise of artificial intelligence and a glut of displaced people looking for similar roles. Some said the new visa fees might reduce competition, but others said their H-1B colleagues helped tech companies flourish, which can lead to more jobs.”

This is why the H1B fees should be applied retroactively as well. The ones that should be fired first should be the ones on a visa. Also, the "more jobs" bit most likely means more imported workers to displace Americans.

Over the course of a 40 year workspan, no amount of taxes paid by an H1B will offset the negative effects, especially when any arguments for can be made for the American they replaced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WSj editorial board weighs on tge H1B debate:

“If companies aren’t allowed to hire foreign workers in the U.S. because they are too expensive, they’ll go abroad. There will be fewer startups and less innovation. This will not help the U.S. in the AI race with China.”

And this.

“Federal law doesn’t give the President carte blanche authority to set visa fees, so he’s invoking a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act that lets a President restrict entry of foreigners to protect national security.

He claims, again without evidence, that the H-1B program is a national-security threat.
As with his willy-nilly tariffs, he’s abusing his national-security powers. His order may violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine, which says the President needs clear authorization from Congress for economically significant actions.”

Amazing, that's not true though the program doesn't lower wages. Sigh, how do you know a Democrat is lying? Their lips are moving.

You clearly don't work in big tech.

They will just offshore the jobs.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/silicon-valley-hiring-turmoil-after-new-h-1b-visa-fees-move-spurs-offshoring-2025-09-23/

"I have had several conversations with corporate clients ... where they have said this new fee is simply unworkable in the U.S., and it's time for us to start looking for other countries where we can have highly skilled talent," said Chris Thomas, an immigration attorney at Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart.

Much like Trump's promise to bring back the manufacturing jobs, this latest chaotic EO won't create thousands of high paying jobs for your kids.

And I say this as someone whose child is a CS/math major graduating in 2 years. But, I've worked in the tech sector long enough to know that companies aren't going to all of a sudden want to hire expensive American workers if they can get a worker for 30% of the cost, even if it means only 30% productivity. Corporate heads want to cut costs; they don't care about workers having to deal with crap work product.

People are super naive and gullible.

Offshoring should be made regulatorily difficult and highly punitive. Also, offshoring is better than importing non-Americans to work in jobs and live in the very communities that an equal number of qualified entry-level American grads won't have the opportunity to do. In fact it'll just drive up the living costs for them. It's un-American and actually is another form of DEI, especially when exacerbated with the existence of the family visa turnstile. Yes, the current administration is trying to EO the government into an 80s style single party system like the LDP, KMT, PRI, and CCP. However, this is one issue that, if implemented properly, will benefit millennials and gen z.

I think offshoring isn't as a big of a deal as they say in terms of high skilled immigration. I mean sure they are bigots, that aren't ever going to hire American, and that is a problem, but given that they are bigots that won't ever hire American, offshoring doesn't matter. I prefer the bigots that won't ever higher Americans leave.

Furthermore, there are plenty of reasons why they don't really want to offshore. Foreigners not in our immigration system can easily be poached. Foreigners that aren't trying to get a green card aren't willing to pay for premium education in the us just to go back home, work for les to "purchase a green card". The world is not a tech paradise they don't have the infrastructure. They have to navigate local regulations and laws. It's not nearly so motivating to work for mediocre wages and still live in a crowded dirty old-world town, where you don't even get to drive a car, and have to be subjected to the old world caste systems. They don't have Americans to train them.

You obviously don't work in tech, and your view is nothing like reality.

Companies would rather offshore and save money than hire Americans for 3x the amount. Doesn't matter if the foreign worker isn't as productive or effective. Corporations only care about the bottom line.

I work mostly with people offshore. It's only grown in the past 15 years I've been in tech. Even back office jobs have been offshored.

This (badly executed) EO will spur more offshoring, and we will lose the tax revenue. It's not a win like you think it is. Did the manufacturing jobs Trump promised come back? No. And neither will tech jobs that have been offshored.

Forcing American companies to hire only Americans is not capitalism. It's more like socialism, something I believe MAGA always decries.

Some of you are super naive and ignorant.

Sez the person who doesn't want the H1B gravy train to end for immigrants.

Not at all. Like I said, my kid is a CS/math major. But, you are all fools if you think this pony trick is going to create more jobs for real Americans.

Again, look at the manufacturing and coal mining industries - Trump promised to bring back the jobs. That didn't happen.

How stupid and gullible can you people be? You opine on things you have no experience in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An article in today’s Wall Street Journal suggests that tech workers have bigger problems than foreign workers taking away their jobs. This include a weak economy, a glut of workers, and jobs lost to AI.

Laid-Off Tech Workers Say H-1B Crackdown Won’t Help Them Get a Job:
Industry has been hit by layoffs and AI worries; ‘Anyone with a keyboard and mouse is at risk’

“The Wall Street Journal spoke with a dozen recently laid-off tech employees, most of whom are still hunting for work. Most said their biggest problems are a weak domestic job market, the rise of artificial intelligence and a glut of displaced people looking for similar roles. Some said the new visa fees might reduce competition, but others said their H-1B colleagues helped tech companies flourish, which can lead to more jobs.”

This is why the H1B fees should be applied retroactively as well. The ones that should be fired first should be the ones on a visa. Also, the "more jobs" bit most likely means more imported workers to displace Americans.

Over the course of a 40 year workspan, no amount of taxes paid by an H1B will offset the negative effects, especially when any arguments for can be made for the American they replaced.

shrug.. the corporate heads will just offshore those jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An article in today’s Wall Street Journal suggests that tech workers have bigger problems than foreign workers taking away their jobs. This include a weak economy, a glut of workers, and jobs lost to AI.

Laid-Off Tech Workers Say H-1B Crackdown Won’t Help Them Get a Job:
Industry has been hit by layoffs and AI worries; ‘Anyone with a keyboard and mouse is at risk’

“The Wall Street Journal spoke with a dozen recently laid-off tech employees, most of whom are still hunting for work. Most said their biggest problems are a weak domestic job market, the rise of artificial intelligence and a glut of displaced people looking for similar roles. Some said the new visa fees might reduce competition, but others said their H-1B colleagues helped tech companies flourish, which can lead to more jobs.”

This is why the H1B fees should be applied retroactively as well. The ones that should be fired first should be the ones on a visa. Also, the "more jobs" bit most likely means more imported workers to displace Americans.

Over the course of a 40 year workspan, no amount of taxes paid by an H1B will offset the negative effects, especially when any arguments for can be made for the American they replaced.

shrug.. the corporate heads will just offshore those jobs.

Nah, they would have offshored the H-1B a long time ago if they could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An article in today’s Wall Street Journal suggests that tech workers have bigger problems than foreign workers taking away their jobs. This include a weak economy, a glut of workers, and jobs lost to AI.

Laid-Off Tech Workers Say H-1B Crackdown Won’t Help Them Get a Job:
Industry has been hit by layoffs and AI worries; ‘Anyone with a keyboard and mouse is at risk’

“The Wall Street Journal spoke with a dozen recently laid-off tech employees, most of whom are still hunting for work. Most said their biggest problems are a weak domestic job market, the rise of artificial intelligence and a glut of displaced people looking for similar roles. Some said the new visa fees might reduce competition, but others said their H-1B colleagues helped tech companies flourish, which can lead to more jobs.”

This is why the H1B fees should be applied retroactively as well. The ones that should be fired first should be the ones on a visa. Also, the "more jobs" bit most likely means more imported workers to displace Americans.

Over the course of a 40 year workspan, no amount of taxes paid by an H1B will offset the negative effects, especially when any arguments for can be made for the American they replaced.

shrug.. the corporate heads will just offshore those jobs.

Nah, they would have offshored the H-1B a long time ago if they could.

nah, it's easier to have them on site, and at $1300 it was cheap. But, now, they'll just offshore. Many companies already have a huge offshore presence. Those people work US hours. Most of my team are offshore.