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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Sorry kids that learned to code like we said to. The market is full and we’re still bringing in the same # of “temporary” foreign tech workers. They’re really stacking up and using master’s programs to prolong their stay here and outcompete you. Have you looked into the trades?”[/quote]

The reason for the masters is it resets the OPT for another three years. 
Hundreds of thousands of international students are graduating from US universities and getting hired for three years under a program called Optional Practical Training which allows STEM graduates to work in the U.S. for three years without paying into social security. This allows their employer to save 8% in each OPT employee.

Then if the person goes back to school to get a masters they get three more years to legally work under OPT.

So coding jobs are going to international students who are cheaper to hire and won’t advocate for better working conditions even though US students are not supposed to be displaced. [/quote]

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