Why This H-1B Visa Thing Is Bulls**t (opens in new tab)

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20 pointshwstar10y ago8 comments

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dennisnedry10y ago· 3 in thread

This is a big deal. In 2000, there were lots of H1B's that Motorola brought in to replace their programmers. Once again it seems that shady companies like Microsoft and Facebook are becoming greedy. The author also got the whole "cheap labor scam" analogy correct as well, except it's not exclusive to the Republicans - Marco Rubio has the nickname of "The Facebook Senator" for wanting to increase H1B visas. Hillary Clinton also has a deep history with wanting to increase H1B visas (http://www.computerworld.com/article/2909983/it-outsourcing/...)

hwstarOP10y ago

Just about every establishment candidate is going to be for more H1-B's. They have to; its the only way they can get the funding to get re-elected.

dennisnedry10y ago

Time to not vote for an establishment candidate.

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DrScump10y ago

Generally speaking, Congress' biggest pusher of H1-B visas over the past 20+ years is San Jose's own Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat.

Shivetya10y ago

Oddly only those whose jobs are threatened by H-1B seem to care about it yet the vast majority of those same are all for illegal immigration. It is the same coin. Both are pushed by the establishment to support their corporate buyers.

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8 comments

5 comments · 2 top-level

dennisnedry10y ago· 3 in thread

This is a big deal. In 2000, there were lots of H1B's that Motorola brought in to replace their programmers. Once again it seems that shady companies like Microsoft and Facebook are becoming greedy. The author also got the whole "cheap labor scam" analogy correct as well, except it's not exclusive to the Republicans - Marco Rubio has the nickname of "The Facebook Senator" for wanting to increase H1B visas. Hillary Clinton also has a deep history with wanting to increase H1B visas (http://www.computerworld.com/article/2909983/it-outsourcing/...)

hwstarOP10y ago

Just about every establishment candidate is going to be for more H1-B's. They have to; its the only way they can get the funding to get re-elected.

dennisnedry10y ago

Time to not vote for an establishment candidate.

1 more reply

DrScump10y ago

Generally speaking, Congress' biggest pusher of H1-B visas over the past 20+ years is San Jose's own Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat.

Shivetya10y ago

Oddly only those whose jobs are threatened by H-1B seem to care about it yet the vast majority of those same are all for illegal immigration. It is the same coin. Both are pushed by the establishment to support their corporate buyers.

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