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[quote=Anonymous]Repeal H1B now.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in June that there would “be fewer people doing some of the jobs that the technology actually starts to automate.”
However, Jassy did not mention another factor — the employment data indicate that Amazon has led corporate America in spurning U.S. workers in favor of foreign-born alternatives.

The company’s main operating arm submitted 31,817 Labor Condition Applications for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 visas in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, according to data published by the Labor Department’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification. The number grows higher — to 40,757 — if one accounts for Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud-management division.

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5443667-h-1bs-are-wreaking-havoc-on-american-workers/

They recently came under fire from Vice President JD Vance. Alluding to Microsoft’s announcement of layoffs weeks earlier, Vance said at an event, “You see some Big Tech companies where they’ll lay off 9,000 workers, and then they’ll apply for a bunch of overseas visas.” He added that he “just found out” and had “not yet had that conversation with Microsoft.”

Although these foreign workers are, in theory, intended to fill “high-skill” roles, the data tell a different story. According to the Labor Department, 82 percent of Microsoft’s H-1B applications for 2025 have been for positions the department classifies as Level I or II — entry or mid-level roles paid at or below the 34th wage percentile.

[b]To put that in simpler terms: Microsoft is paying 82 percent of its foreign workers less than the prevailing market rate for their positions.[/b][/quote]

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