Musk vs. MAGA on H1-B visas

[@RonnieMyers777]

Alot of the problems in USA boils down to corporations not wanting to pay a liveable wage

[@jonhall3151]

Not their responsibility. Their only responsibility is to stay in business.

[@mrdanger4851]

Bull crap!!! Most all mine problems are Poor habits! People scared red to say MO to themselves instead of Smoking Cigarettes or Drinking Alcohol.or have to have the new cat every 2 years of the Over priced over sized home they live in or not saying no to going out every week with friends...I can continue...but I'm.sure you feel the guilty

[@jimdoe3288]

As a vaccine never stopped covid and BLM handouts helped nobody. I agree

[@briansteward5085]

@@jonhall3151 I would a agree with you but these same individuals have spent the last 18 to 24 months claiming Americans are being held back by immigrants just to play hypocrite when it comes to their own interest.

[@CaptainCynica1]

​@@jonhall3151 I would say it is their responsibility to pay the people keeping them in business enough to live

[@haruophatman]

When I worked at Tesla, all the engineers were Indians on work visas. Cheaper than paying American engineers...

[@ganeshi63]

Avg american get avg work done, avg indian gets amazing work done.. that's the difference.

[@DeSmith-o4b]

So what? Tesla only had 748 H1-B, as reported in this video. Some of my best foreign employees were H1-B workers and they all wanted to immigrate to the U.S. They are EXACTLY the immigrants we want coming to the U.S.

[@LoveMissDawn]

A part of the H1-B visa process includes review of the wages that are being paid to the prospective visa holder to ensure they not being underpaid,i.e., confirming the visa holder will not be paid at a lower wage than American workers.

[@cocofluff]

What happened to Americans first?

[@OnlineSupportTeam]

@@cocofluff if you had a company, would you higher a dumb American over a talented foreigner?

[@leighfoulkes7297]

Why are they pushing for Americans not to get a college education but saying it is alright for foreigners to have one?

[@ChuckStewart-q3z]

Trumpism isn't logical, lol.😅

[@ohgawd]

The party that hates immigrants!!! Unless they're smarter than us!

[@Vibez-o5k]

Billionaires want this to keep American wages low.

[@MoradiCanada]

😁

[@turbonerd3075]

@@leighfoulkes7297 they are pushing for Americans to get a worth while education, but that takes years.

[@Scott-wj9ge]

Corporate Amazonian here. Can confirm the number of foreigners with H1-B visas at Amazon. What’s wild is that as a born American I can’t even get into a graduate program for engineering but many of my peers at Amazon have graduate degrees at public universities who are not citizens. There’s something deeply wrong with that.

[@ganeshi63]

fix your education system than crying foul on immigrnts.. you can't even compete in your own country with people coming from different country??

[@pohjiebarbosa]

Foreign students pay full price, no scholarships, and they get charged more. It’s a money game.

[@joesavage5953]

@@ganeshi63Yeah you answered your own question idiot, because they use the broken education system which they caused as an excuse to undercut livable wages to hard working Americans who are skilled in a field for much cheaper foreign labor. I blame the handlers and the immigrants who take advantage of that.

[@tharunb9532]

Why do most americans fail to compete in even high skilled jobs to people coming from india,china? which people coming from 3rd world countries?

[@dustyflats3832]

@@Scott-wj9ge reminds me of working with a Lebanese. We were discussing interest rates on student loans and he said with a smile he only pays 2%. 🤬. I’m also sure he had plenty of funding and a small loan.

[@brynneholt1990]

Destroy our education system, and then complain about foreign skilled workers. That’s rich!

[@Polo22546]

Very!!

[@sirBighead12]

Trump sold you out

[@OnlineSupportTeam]

@@brynneholt1990 parents don’t care, have you been in a high school recently? Most kids can’t do math, compare that to a kid in India and you will see why companies prefer to hire smart foreigners

[@Stallion_1044]

I work in IT from past 16 Years and I can tell you from first-hand experience 99.9% of the times H1B is not used to get the brightest and the best. Its used to lower the IT costs for US companies that can't offshore different kinds of jobs. The lower costs the biggest the margin is. Elon knows that very well.

[@musashi-san____1409]

Was the "education system" destroyed when a immigrant German Nazi built NASA?

[@Hdhfhhdh]

It’s not a dem vs republicans issue. It’s always been about working class vs Wall Street..

[@LearningStudent-ey4of]

And now the Billionaires are about to be fully in charge. The POTUS and nearly every cabinet position is being filled by Billionaires. Now they no longer have to bribe or lobby politicians to get what they want. It's going to be a rough few years for working class Americans.

[@oldmanhair0]

Musk wants to destroy American culture. Can you believe this from the MAGA message? What a bait and switch!!!

[@WETALKINMEDIA]

🎉🎉🎉

[@FightClass3]

No it is kind/loving people (left) vs sociopaths/narcissists (MAGA, Wall Street).. the right always been about selfish people... What we now see is 2 group of selfish people within the Right, fighting each other.

[@Theking196]

Full heartedly agree, what they fear is us coming together. That’s why they try to turn us against each other.

[@ramses8847]

There are actually a lot of software engineers unemployed right now. A lot of Indians are now managers at US companies and just hire their friends on H1B. We don't need more H1Bs.

YEP

[@Reloading20]

Yeah there's a HUUUUUUUGE shortage of engineers, and yet it's harder to get a job at google than it is to get into harvard.

[@zara9054]

absolutely agree on that! I’ve gone through the same situation, those Indians come to America and don’t want to hire Americans and invite Indians like there are no Americans left

[@Ap_twsh]

Well start making companies to hire Americans. 🤦‍♂️

[@onlinme7884]

true

[@NupSandCastle]

Not one H-1B visa should be given until all US workers are employed first. Insanity that we have all of these graduates coming out of school that can't get a job.

[@havable]

"Insanity that we have all of these graduates coming out of school that can't get a job." Our education system has been dumbed down since Reagan. At this point we have people in an entire region of our country who falsely believe that racism and slavery had nothing to do with the civil war. If there were jobs that only hired stupid people, Americans would all qualify. It doesn't have to be that way. But if we want to fix it, we have to claw back that public school money from the Nazi Jesus private schools who are spending it on hookers and crack.

[@jellowrock]

Well, sometimes a graduate in art history can’t replace a high tech or a medic job, you know?

[@helios2664]

So you’re telling me you want DEI for all US citizens? 🤔

[@kareneDallas]

I strongly discourage young people from an IT agree because the pay will be a race to the bottom because you can’t compete with Indian H1B visa wages.

[@Trace_Decay]

Did you say same when Juan Soto was given a $750 million contract? Or when Shohei Ohtani was given a $700 million contract? Both immigrants. You glorify jocks vs Nerds, read what Vivek said.

[@Tessitura9]

I work in tech. These jobs pay stupendous amounts of money. Train Americans to do those jobs and we wouldnt need to import talent.

[@heirloomacres7445]

Son graduated to of class, still hasn't found a job after almost a year

[@Ap_twsh]

Americans should create companies to compete against these large ones. Is it going to be easy? No, but you can actually do what you say and hire Americans.🤦‍♂️

[@YTSparty]

We don't "need" them. Any time a company or rich person says "Americans are not willing to do these jobs" or "Americans can't do these jobs" or "Americans are too dumb to do these jobs" it's because companies want cheap, slave labor. They say the same thing about H2B visa workers. It's not that Americans won't do agricultural or construction work....they just won't do it for $7/hour with no benefits.

[@johnblackman6523]

Corporations refuse to do that

[@GlitchMan1011]

⁠@@heirloomacres7445theres more to it than getting good grades. Most kids don’t find jobs because they keep applying to these huge companies for these super niche roles and if they even get an interview, they can’t hold their own during it.

[@clarklowe5632]

H-1B is a tool for companies to push down wages of Tech and engineering jobs. There isn't a shortage of Tech workers there is a shortage of tech workers who will accept relatively low wages.

[@garyish]

False. DoL certifies each h1b application based on if the wages are equal or higher than prevailing wages in that zipcode. The ignorance and fakenews around the process is astounding

[@SeiyaSoiya-un4jj]

So their plan is to not work and make zero money instead of some money, all while not gathering experience that they can use as leverage down the road to get better paying jobs and careers? That doesn’t sound very smart to me.

[@matt.stevick]

source for this clark?

[@katherinedemott298]

The government decides what is an acceptable wage for a job advertised. The employer can’t just put a super low wage out there and get a foreign worker.

[@clarklowe5632]

@@garyish That is what the government says but not the reality. You must not work in as an engineer or CS in California. There are ways around it and since the normal pays for those positions are so high the lower pay for H1B holders seem high to most of the country. Note you say prevailing wage for the zipcode not for the specific job.

[@coldspring22]

I've seen and worked with lots of H1B visa workers. They are not top tier people, just run of the mill IT workers who displaced American workers by getting paid less. That's the unfortunate truth.

[@serrahighsfinest]

Which is why Immigration will never be eliminated like Trumps political wing wants. Musk is just saying the quiet part out loud.. They need cheaper labor because they refuse to pay American wages for complex work.

[@KKRCeb]

lol what? do your "American workers" put up with even reasonable hours?

[@garyish]

@@coldspring22 so then your first job is to reform the Department of Labor.. the DoL actually checks each h1b application to see if the wage is equal or higher than the prevailing wage for that occupation in that zip code.. regardless of what the magamedia tells you

[@LearningStudent-ey4of]

The corporation I work for has started using H1B Visas to attract qualified workers. Prior to that, we'd have roles sit open for a year or more before we could find any qualified Americans. Or we'd have to offer a sign-on bonus to convince folks to move from another state to work for our company. If we truly want to get away from H1-B Visas, we'd need to start with fixing our education system in America. There is a reason why most of the world views Americans as poorly educated.

[@jellowrock]

@@LearningStudent-ey4of also, it does not makes sense to hire an art student for a high tech job, the qualifications are not there, that is why companies look in other places

[@dstorm7752]

Most tech outfits abused the H1-B system in order to hire cheaper tech workers from India

[@jamesbond1586]

@@dstorm7752 You clearly don't work in tech. Otherwise, you'd know that they aren't getting paid pennies. They are actually making a lot of money. A lot of money compared to their American counterparts. Just stop trying to sound knowledgeable! 😆

[@pzm958]

@@jamesbond1586 Right!! There is always one that tries to twist the truth in order to gaslight the masses!! Glad you brought that up!!

[@ukiitm]

Nobody skilled is going to work for cheap after coming to the US.

[@Uhtredrag1080]

Correct. And the companies literally tell White people they don't need to apply.

[@richardweyland116]

@@jamesbond1586 They get subsidized housing and they don't pay taxes for seven years. I don't believe there aren't enough qualified candidates who are already here.

[@BISS369]

I am a software developer. I cannot find a job because I'm not H1-B. I'm a US CITIZEN. There are over half a million H1-B's in the us right now. They only want H1-B because its cheap labor! We have a surplus of US citizens that are developers that can't find jobs!!!!! There is not a shortage...there is a surplus.. Foreign aliens over US Citizens yet again! Haven't we lived like that long enough???

[@lucid227]

... and now it's not only the left that says you should be unemployed because you're a US citizen, but some on the right too.

[@clairec77]

Talk to Musk.

[@lucid227]

@@clairec77 Musk has made it pretty clear that he doesn't GaF.

[@Trace_Decay]

There is a nursing shortage and H1-B visas are used for that too. Cant cry on both ends and say US has a poor healthcare system then.

[@kelechim-8406]

Bank tech is full of only Indian people on visas.

[@gami3917]

The economy is bad, tons of people were laid off in the last 2 or 3 years, and they are still unable to get repositioned! Time to prioritize people at home!

[@renee9544]

@gami3917 Btw, Elon Musk is not an American. he's grafted in. Also, we have an aging community. We have 3 generations in my family. A large family and there's a minimal core valve for community, or motivation for what I see in 70% of these kids and teens. 2 working parents, I could go on, but... I know you understand my point.

[@RentFreeInYourHed]

@@gami3917 people been laid off since Obama and were disposed of into the streets. They've been offing American citizens ever since. Trump will do his part. Blame someone else, as they all do. Meanwhile, we have NO RIGHTS while criminals from foreign lands get out homes, jobs, way of life.

[@sriharshacv7760]

You do realize that many Indians also went back to India after these layoffs right?

[@Tonicshades]

@@sriharshacv7760You do realize India has the largest population, 50k went back but a million in line.

[@FeVer.Dreamzzz]

@@Tonicshades Nope. The ones who are in line are Ai robots. These companies don’t want to pay as many humans as they can. Those jobs are not coming back.

[@rsjcmp2285]

I know some of these workers and they will accept subpar conditions because they want a green card and they wanna stay in America and not have to go back to India . The corporations are trying to save money by hiring them.

[@WhiskyMystery]

It is practically impossible for Indians to convert H1 B’s into green cards now, but yes, they can stay as long as the H1B is valid

[@ildar5184]

Indians mostly come to work in the US for higher wages and to save enough money while they can work here. For most of them, green cards aren't available due to monstrous processing backlogs and per-country caps, they know they'll have to eventually go back home.

[@bhrigu5769]

And there aren't people in the country that are skilled to do these jobs!

[@thisisreallife5086]

​@@bhrigu5769 I have to disagree. That's supposed to be the reason for H-1B positions, but since the 1980s American tech companies have been importing workers for positions being held by Americans because they accept much lower pay. In many cases they force the American workers to train the new-hires replacing them or else they will not receive their severance pay. H-1B workers are also expected to work much longer hours and weekends because they know they cannot complain and risk losing their H-1B sponsorship. Musk also doesn't support building-up STEM education so Americans can fill future tech jobs. The reason isn't because Americans are too dumb, as he implies. That's ridiculous. The reason is that American workers are too expensive. He prefers importing cheap (slave) labor over Americans. He's not for building America, he's for enriching Elon Musk.

[@Flyingkitty1234]

​@@bhrigu5769😂so why are they doing software jobs ?are they not skilled jobs ?

[@lindaworden7239]

H1-B visas should only be allowed if no American citizen can not be found. Too many Americans have lost their jobs, and college students are having a hard time getting jobs.

[@two_dog]

You're partially right. Tech and other companies game the system by writing job posts so no American worker qualify. Then they claim "Well we couldn't find anyone so I need a visa worker". I worked in tech, saw it over and over. My salary stagnated, I was denied a long overdue promotion. Promotions went to Indians who promoted other Indians. Not being racist here, just what I saw. I got laid off even though I was a solid and steady 20 year performer. The tech bros - Musk, Sacks, vivek, etc etc only care about cheap compliant labor who will work for nothing to further line their pockets. Profits above all else, they don't care about America in the least.

[@jfloyupyup]

Those lazy Americans need to work harder and not wait around for a handout 😂

[@redswingline262]

If the only qualified people applying for the tech postings are foreigners, then an employer has no option. This is the case at my company. The budget is the budget; the positions are going to pay the set range regardless of who the employee is. We don't hire foreign nationals in order to save money. We hire them because we need the jobs filled by people who can do the job....and NO ONE else is applying with any suitable qualifications

[@michaelbeasley4923]

This isn't the fault of the visa program; it's a side effect of capitalism

[@HoustonKhanyile]

What you are proposing is reverse DEI. American tech workers must be prioritized because they are American, not because they are the best available talent. There is a thing called "American exceptionalism" it's rooted in meritocracy. Perform and you won't have to worry about foreigners and besides there is no skill set as oppotuned as tech work. If you can't get a job. You can create your own and you hire as much ppl as you want. So this "I'm being overlooked because of foreigners" is an excuse for mediocrity.

[@nicholasstathoulopoulos4744]

It's almost like a billionaire POTUS and billionaire donors/advisors/co-Presidents don't care about the voters but do care about making more billions.

[@havable]

Apparently that's what just over half the country wanted. I'm disgusted, personally. But this is what they wanted and this is what they're going to suffer through.

[@Sarah-said]

​@@havableI'm just as disgusted but remember that it was what 49.9% of the people who voted and 89 million eligible voters chose not to vote. I hope that we make it through the next four years and that Americans start making better choices.

[@cehannan333]

We're headed down the same path as Venezuela and Argentina.

[@CaptainCynica1]

@@Sarah-said one can hope but let's not forget this is America we're talking about, always assume the worst

[@gladiator-007]

Its an egg on face of those idiots who thought Trump and co will work for betterment of average Americans. Both dems and reps are equally bad

[@paulsholar9356]

The H-1B visa program has always been about increasing profits for US corporations. It suppresses salaries and wages because "captive" foreign workers fill the designated job slots rather than American citizens. The "qualifications" issue brought up by the H-1B defenders is a red herring because the corporations prefer to perform very little training of all their new workers.

[@estebanperez4171]

Surely it hasn’t been to attract top talent. Shouldn’t companies hire based on meritocracy? If a foreign engineer is miles ahead of his American counterparts the company is going to hire the more skilled person. The sad reality is the US has fallen behind on the skilled talent needed for critical future industries like AI and microchip manufacturing. It’ll take years to catch the workforce back up. In the meantime, how do you expect companies to keep up with Chinese competitors?

[@BlaissezFaire9940]

Keep the Musk headlines coming..Trump absolutely hates being usurped in the news.Elon will be out before January 20th

[@Imliving4me]

Its not going to happen. Elon paid billions into Republican Congress and Trump campaign to be removed and deported back to South Africa.

[@michaelthelen4750]

"Elon will be out before January 20th" Your obsession with Musk is so cute. He isn't going anywhere, at least not until DOGE is completed in 18 months.

[@BlaissezFaire9940]

@michaelthelen4750 ok big boy

[@helios2664]

@@michaelthelen4750 Yeah and his first action will be to replace you all with cheap foreign labor 😂

[@helios2664]

@@michaelthelen4750 Btw Trump IS mad otherwise he wouldn’t have said something about it on tv 😂

[@wittolwanderer6358]

Results of America's long term neglect in education and wages.

[@havable]

Reagan started that by conning America into hating its public school system which was the finest in the world at that time. Since then, his party has done everything they could to undermine public education including starving it of dollars that they siphon off onto religious school scams. The entire point was to have a dumbed down public who would continue to vote against their own economic interests. You need a *really stupid* public for that, and the republican party accomplished that goal.

[@mchonkler7225]

Result of tech companies not paying market value because they know they can get indentured servants through H1B visas at a third of the cost.

[@cocofluff]

There are more than enough educated Americans to fill those tech jobs. Cheap greedy creatures like Musk just want cheaper foreign labor. No surprise there.

[@Nik-ik8mv]

​@@mchonkler7225That's what "free trade" conservatives championed so much is. An excuse for oligarchy and enriching foreign mercantalist predators.

[@renee9544]

@@wittolwanderer6358 Well said!

[@Paul-e2r5p]

Massive misuse of L1A visas are going on as we speak. Companies sending 1000s in this unlimited visa category replacing American workers.....What is going on here?

[@KingJT80]

because us Americans arent getting the educations we should. because we're fuccin idiots..we have an average literacy rate of 6th grade...Bubba from OH isnt gonna be a mid level engineer at google anytime soon...and Bubba is gonna vote against himself again in 26 and 28

[@commonsense7298]

This has been going on for a while, they are also shipping many of these jobs offshore to India, not just tech, but engineering and scientist jobs as well.

[@AnkuurSodhani]

The Great Tech Replacement Theory 👌

[@jfloyupyup]

American workers are lazy. Plain and simple.

[@havable]

@@AnkuurSodhani "The Great Tech Replacement Theory" So Musk and his buddies are selling you this theory while they themselves only hire foreigners? Sounds to me like you've been had.

[@yessirri686]

These workers raised the cost of living in SF and california. They make over $300,000 per year USD . The tech industry created the housing and economic crisis

[@AlexzDum-6174]

I’m in tech I don’t make that much you are talking about.. Regular engineers don’t make that much.. the managers are the ones that make the most money

[@user-uskxnfiw729]

@@AlexzDum-6174yes they do in bay area and seattle. College grads start at over $200k but most are foreign born as they hire the folks from the same country

[@Trace_Decay]

So, you would be ok with Apple, Google, Meta building headquarters in India? Mexico and El Salvador and hiring local workers? Google has begun construction on its new Hyderabad campus so its happening. Cry more.

[@AlexzDum-6174]

@ well I started in the Bay Area too. Matter of fact I graduated from school in the bay as well but still I didn’t start in the bay with that salary.. I worked for 6 years after graduation there then came to LA

[@eternallyviv]

@@user-uskxnfiw729 i dont get this cognitive dissonance. On one hand your collective argument is that the H1B workers are "cheap labor" and on the other hand you blabber about their high salaries. Just read the comments section. Just admit you don't want to see anyone who is not white in your country.

[@JoanneLeon]

Her summary of the situation is badly innacurate. It's not just "far right" MAGA calling out the abuse of H1-B, it's not just Silicon Valley jobs, it's NOT just highly skilled labor we are talking about.

[@CRASH.CORNER]

You’re right, the issue is much more nuanced than just one narrative. It’s about abuse of systems across multiple industries, not just Silicon Valley. 🤔

[@deez994]

there's been no net job gains in native workforce for past 5 years. we need no legal immigration as well.

[@enticingmay435]

People coming in on “highly skilled” visas and “student” visas to work as Uber drivers and DoorDash drivers. The system is broken.

[@markeissler]

100%. But as it stands, for tech, these companies need to PROVE that they can't find anyone to fill these positions vs making it so difficult to get through their unnecessarily complex interview processes that American workers just can't hack it and shouldn't have to put up with it. Across the board in tech, whether you're a software engineer, involved in product, or marketing, or just about any function...the companies are purposefully making it really tough and then turning around claiming they need to bring in more foreign workers. It's not right. It's not fair to the taxpayers. The H1-B and similar express programs should be abolished. Period. American companies need to invest in the workforce like they used to. We should probably also get rid of this concept of "At-Will" employment to speed along the commitment that companies have to the people that work for them.

[@mfsebcw]

​@@enticingmay435uh, no? Work visas require an employer to sign off on it. So the employer themself has to be eligible to provide that visa. Tell me, do you think undocumented worker means illegal border crosser?

[@Dnsosbrishagaosvah]

Simple solution: Put a tariff on all imported labor. Then we’ll see if H-1Bs are truly necessary or if they’re just cheaper labor

[@tharunb9532]

Already there is a tarrif, you have to pay double the fees as a for college compared to american and they charge thousand of dollars for visas! you dont know that? you thought a person from india would just take a flight and start working in silicon valley?

[@robertmarmaduke186]

@@tharunb9532 No, we know the Indian-traffickers work the secondary schools looking for upper-caste students to promote, to extort the student's family to pay bribes for school certificates and bribes for visa application. We know the Indian-traffickers meet the 'new recruit' at the airport, slam them into a motel and rental car, then when the 'new recruit' makes the 6-month cut, sell him a GMAC car loan. And that's fine. Crime pays! What we OBJECT to is Congress allowing those who _can't make the grade, and get terminated, to REMAIN IN USA AS UNQUALIFIED._

[@dodgeshadow099]

@@tharunb9532that’s right. This takes years and Indians have to pay loans back in their home country to make this kind of move.

[@sriharshacv7760]

They already do that

[@MS-ii1sv]

​@@tharunb9532He is suggesting the tariff be imposed on the company. Nobody cares how much it costs the H1B scab.

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

H1b should be a last resort. It’s not racist to say that. Kids are in tons of debt and can’t find a job bc yet they’re hiring tons of foreign workers that’s not right

[@LearningStudent-ey4of]

I think it already is. A corporation has to go through a lot of red tape to prove they can't find any localized people to fill those roles. The company I work for has to try to fill a role for a year or more, before they can go through the process of hiring through H1B.

[@LearningStudent-ey4of]

We will always been in this mess until we do something about the access of higher education in America. If we didn't have to go into debt for a decade or more just to attend college, we'd have more Natural Born citizens who could fill those roles.

[@scoth2930]

@@LearningStudent-ey4ofI worked in IT recruiting. Tech firms will always go for an H1B unless there is some type of government contract saying they can’t.

[@sriharshacv7760]

The colleges should ban non-functional art degrees. That is the only way to level the playing field against 'foreigners' who exclusively acquire functional degrees.

[@s.g.867]

Ahh yes, let's not hire highly qualified foreigners with masters & PhDs, instead give the job to Joe from Hickville, Kentucky with a HS diploma cuz he's Murican 🦅🦅

[@RealGrandFail]

As of December 2024, the average annual salary for an H-1B worker in the United States is $167,533, or about $13,961 per month. Definitely cheap labor 😂.

[@khabe100]

Exactly! The people who think these immigrants are being exploited don’t get it and are proving Vivek’s point.

[@rashmiverma8848]

I hope someone thinks about the future of young educated people here. Outsourcing and H1b are taking away so many jobs from them. It’s sad

[@lucid227]

As you might expect, billionaires only care about making the most money for themselves, and they have the most influence on congress this corrupting the government in their favor. They don't care at all about US citizens being unable to find employment.

[@LearningStudent-ey4of]

Right, if we had cheaper and easier access to higher education, we wouldn't have to seek talent from other Countries. Most Americans have to go a decade or more into debt to get a college degree, while those we are hiring from other countries, either get free education or only have to spend a fraction of what Americans spend. Some companies offer benefits of paying for some forms of education, but if they had more incentive to invest in American workers, they might be more likely to hire lessor skilled Americans and help them reach the skills needed for those types of roles.

[@velocity-t7v]

90% IT workforce are Indians up to 4 or 5 level of management chain and rest of the jobs are outsource to India. Millions of local qualified degree holders IT people are struggling for jobs.

[@ajiisss]

millions ???? MF put some data atleast

[@Ntsmith4]

President Musk and VP Trump are about to have a blast 😂

[@frankiedehockie]

Not a MAGA Fan. However, a true America First Agenda will look to invest in Americans to improve their skills set to meet the challenges of the future. This will require investing in education/reforming education by lowering cost and incentivizing people to up-skilled.

[@stormjet814]

unfortunately their only education plan is to defund the doe and stick the bible in everything because most of the world no longer believes the earth was created 6000 years ago

[@Ap_twsh]

Hey I disagree with trump on this but why don’t more Americans start companies or programs to get Americans into these companies or new companies instead of h1b.🤦‍♂️ Dont let the government dictate what you can or cant do, is it going to be hard, yes but Americans can do it much easier than the h1b holders.

[@mmz12]

Exactly. Education First would essentially translate to "america first" down the line. The problem is... this isn't really about america first at all, is it... they rely on people being too stupid to understand (extreme groups like maga). What they mean by america first is more white nationalist type stuff. It's also why they tried really hard to get people to think "nationalist" was the equivalent of "proud". lmao All of trumps pins, posters, hats, etc are made in China. Most of the other jobs absolutely cannot and will not be brought back here. Tariffs are a concept not understood by these people. They certainly don't understand why we'd need to pull educated people in from other countries. Trump is as much for the american people as Joel Osteen is a christian man.

[@CowboyConan]

@@frankiedehockie What type of education do we need to prepare for a future where AI has all of our creative and high-skill jobs covered?

[@havable]

That you want to increase funding for education defines you as "not maga" because maga's only chance is for Americans to be the stupidest culture in history. If we're not stupid enough, we'll stop voting for them and they know it. That's why the republican party has defunded education since Reagan. They want us stupid; stupid enough to believe their "America First" slogan when their party has always put us last. They didn't put America first when HW Bush invaded Iraq. No, he did that because one of his sons invested the family fortune in oil wells in Kuwait. I read about this in the Army Times as a soldier who had volunteered for that war. The Army Times could not have lied about such a thing because lying about the commander in chief would be illegal so the reporter would have been in jail and the story would not have seen print. HW Bush put *his family* first, over America. Troops died in his war over his money. Republicans have never put America first, ever, in history. They even sided with Nazi Germany over America during ww2.

[@zara9054]

It’s weird how they want people from foreign countries while Americans are jobless.

[@matt.stevick]

u have to understand this is referring to a hand full of the smartest minds in the world that are ridiculously specialized in a certain science. there is no one to compete with them in america 🇺🇸. this doesn’t affect the bigger picture other than it lets usa become greater. … again? ;) ❤️🤍💙

[@ElSABI0-BEATS]

Americans are required a decent wage migrants will do it for less

@@matt.stevick This is so wrong. The H1B program is not being used in this way. A computer programmer that knows a couple languages is not "ridiculously specialized", but that's what a lot of H1Bs are being used for. It's not a "handfull" either. Every job I get is flooded with Indians. Every call I get from a recruiter is from an Indian. You're out of touch on this.

[@katherinedemott298]

Many jobs don’t have enough workers like nurses and engineers. There aren’t enough American workers. To get a foreign worker the employer must advertise the job and get the approval of the government showing there isn’t an American worker for the job.

[@matt.stevick]

no im right. i am referring to the cherry 🍒 picking of the top talent in the world. 🌎

[@Marvellesque]

You mean they got the opposite of what they voted for from the people they voted for? 😂😂

[@oldmanhair0]

The MAGA bait n switch 😂

[@sasquatch7234]

@@oldmanhair0 Let's not act like this wouldn't be an issue under Kamala and a Democrat controlled government.

[@yessirri686]

In California HB1 and 2 make more money in the tech industry approx $500,000 per year. They also are able to own property. The tech companies trained them over american workers now they HAVE to keep them in the USA in order to keep them from going back to their countries to build of their own country

[@dodgeshadow099]

I think that you are lying. 500,000 is not at all the base salary for entry level positions. Not even an executive makes that. Secondly. Even someone with a tourist visa can own properly in the US. Companies do not like to train employees. They prefer to employ candidates that already have the set of skills that they need. So no, you don’t have any proof that would show favoritism over Americans.

[@JimwombatLand]

AMERICANS FIRST !!

[@reynaldodizon6563]

HI-B should be applied to hired additional needed employee but not replaced a present employee.

[@MWENDA-vv5im]

What if the present employee is significantly less qualified than the replacement?

[@reynaldodizon6563]

@@MWENDA-vv5im I do not believe that US workers are less qualified than Indian workers, in fact the most often time the US workers that is being replaced even train the coming H1-B worker. It is a matter of profit because H1-B visa workers accept far lower salary .

[@cynthiamgrooms8195]

@@MWENDA-vv5im-Most are in positions where the American Citizen is Told/Blackmailed to train their replacement, & if they refuse or fail, they get No severance package. These are people who have Years/Decades on the job, meaning their age is up, & experience leaves them overqualified for another job. Many have lost Everything, right when they were so close to paying off homes that are ultimately repossessed, with many bought up by Blackrock. The H1B visa holders get a rude awakening, with less wages, no perks, benefits, or insurance, many forced to live in overcrowded apartments with other H1B visa holders, & if they complain, they’re threatened with being deported/sent home. As for your comment-H1B visas were Supposed to be The last resort of employers, after a extended “good faith” effort to hire Citizens for the position, but of Course, greed took it elsewhere(including by Disney!), & Government has turned a blind eye, no doubt with fuller pockets.

[@GlitchMan1011]

@@independentpersonthey do NOT get paid cheaper, believe me. The application process is the same as everyone else and the discussion on work permit only comes during the onboarding process, aka after they have made an offer and the employee has accepted.

[@OrchidKiller]

@@GlitchMan1011They do get paid less. Maybe not in every company but it does happen.

[@SamuelGriffin]

Take care of Americans not immigrants!!!!

[@Vic82toire]

A lot of Americans are immigrants.

[@FightClass3]

You exist to serve the American billionaires, the billionaires need more skilled workers, wherever they are from, if you are not skilled you can remain living as a peasant in America, but you have to make room for your foreign skilled peasant.

[@Itoshimi]

Americans aren’t just white.

[@johnq.8889]

Shouldn't be any H1-B visas until standardized tests in controlled environment.

[@AB_NYC]

You don’t understand technology then.

[@johnq.8889]

@@AB_NYC What don't I understand about technology?

[@dodgeshadow099]

Most have gone trough American universities and have to take tests in America? What more standardization do you want? Yes, they have to go trough the same evaluation processes as American citizens.

[@s.g.867]

Ahh yes, let's not hire highly qualified foreigners with masters /phd instead give the job to Joe from Hickville, Kentucky with a HS diploma cuz he's Murican 🦅🦅

[@johnq.8889]

@@dodgeshadow099 You are contradicting yourself to a degree. If H1-B visas are meant for the most talented, then why do they need additional education? All the tools they need are at the end of a router and stroke of a keyboard, both of which they have in their own countries.

[@andrewh2u]

Its not about talent in USA being unavailable or a shortage but its about getting those workers CHEAPER by shopping globally for workers who will take US jobs for the minimum legally mandated Visa wages. Musk and Swarmy are guys who are major shareholders of companies and want to get high skilled workers for lower cost and so positively impact the profit margin and their shares. No problem with these folks pushing their own best interests but dont try to fool me that its anything else.

[@michaelthelen4750]

There is a shortage of world class talent in this country. World class talent is what this country needs to be the world's most powerful nation. Just having a college degree doesn't make someone a world class talent. This country is not going to be the most powerful country in the world based upon manufacturing. Most manufacturing is just low skill, low value add labor which can be done by a barely skilled peasant in a developing country. We should be happy that the administration is looking at steps to take this country to where it needs to go. The number of high skill immigrants in question number in just the few thousands. It's not enough to meaningfully depress the income of American workers.

[@Sarah-said]

Oh but you can't blame capitalists and capitalism! That's not allowed in the US, everyone will call you a Socialist or Communist, the most evil people that have ever lived according to America! It doesn't matter that you are speaking with common sense...

[@lucid227]

No problem with it? They push their influence congress with lobbying aka bribery. This is wrong.

[@andrewh2u]

@@michaelthelen4750 There is no shortage of high skilled talent in the USA, if wages were not constrained to the levels which the masses of Visa hires accept. Its law of supply and demand, when there is unconstrained supply then cost is lower for the corproations and so shareholders (CEO pay is share diven) will continue to push for H1B and masses of high skilled migrants. These are facts - this supply issue depresses the wages of the high skilled sector and also inhibits the training and education beign funded by companies of local workers when they can import cheaply instead of talent investment.

[@helios2664]

Maybe you should have thought of that before making Musk president

[@user_uif_ghg_wer_das]

When he said "America first", he definitely didn't mean "American first", why didn't MAGA people get that clear in the first place?

[@Jessica_Rabbit_]

I thought the leopards would never eat my face 😂

[@Laidbacklady]

Hahahaha 😂

[@manikyum]

Not face, something else

[@allendean9807]

America first; as long as you make billionaires money.

[@truth6600]

Look how much they contributed to kamala, you hypocrite.

[@havable]

When they say "America first" they're talking about the billionaires, who are the only Americans a right-winger ever cared about. The rest of us are just peasants according to their ideology.

[@tamashbeen6610]

Dollar first.😊

[@df4196]

"we need to stay competitive with the rest of the world by bringing the rest of the world to the US"

[@YTSparty]

Translate: Companies in the US need to have access to cheap labor if they are to succeed. It's not "we" it's "them", the rich and corporate that need them. "We" are screwed and unemployed.

[@JanitorScruffy]

Then they are surprised when those countries who's doctors and lawyers all came here, collapse due to brain drain and then those countries unwashed masses come here too.

[@havable]

We've always been an immigration country, but by refusing these workers citizenship we are essentially inviting potential spies to live among us. Who is going to be loyal to a country that will let you work there but won't accept you as a citizen?

[@RentFreeInYourHed]

@@df4196 legalized slavery

[@s.g.867]

Ahh yes, let's not hire highly qualified foreigners with masters & phd instead give the job to Joe from Hickville, Kentucky with a HS diploma cuz he's Murican 🦅🦅

[@z4961]

India for Indians and America for americans

[@Parannadikkum.simon5]

You mean Native Americans??

[@z4961]

@Parannadikkum.simon5 I mean stay with Modi. Don't bouge. Let the Americans alone. Have you forgotten about your racist nationalism? America for Americans

[@Parannadikkum.simon5]

@@z4961 As far as I know Native Americans are the real owners of land. Rest are just immigrants.

[@seagoingcook]

President Musk Melon came in on a student visa and never attended classes overstayed his visa too.

[@Sackmatters]

You’re such a jealous person.

[@michaelthelen4750]

It seemed to work out exceptionally well, for both Musk and the country.

[@Sarah-said]

Careful, Musk supporters don't want to hear the truth about Musk!

[@speedin_driver]

Yeah, what about the millions of jobs he created and the technological advancements he is single handedly responsible for? You would rather have him deported for these petty reasons?

[@superfly1842]

Idk if that's true but if it is it's sad he is still the most successful American in all of America's history. 😂

[@Nano-Thought]

Hire your own fellow Americans who are born here and graduating from the US Universities instead of bringing folks from outside.

[@jacktran7024]

They need to pass the interview process. An education is useless unless you can pass the interview...An interview does not guarantees that the candidate will be a good employee but what can you use to measure their aptitude for the job if you don't know them? complete...i have to compete still even though i'm in the company for 7 years.

[@aman-qj5sx]

Sounds like DEI to me

[@parker1981xxx]

We don’t have enough graduate degree folks here; mainly due to high fees the universities charge during undergrad (when the student loan hits to 6 digits, people don’t have appetite to spend another 4-5 years at the grad school).

[@ajiisss]

There aren’t many fellow Americans who meet the qualifications for these roles.

[@AnkuurSodhani]

The Great Tech Replacement Theory 👌

[@OO-nb2kt]

You voted for this America 😂😂🤡🫵

[@RentFreeInYourHed]

Both sides hastening judgement.

[@OO-nb2kt]

@@RentFreeInYourHedeven when maga are wrong, it’s still the dems fault 😂😂 🤡🫵

[@BornotB-ij9xk]

“Never interrupt your enemies when he is making a mistake” Let them fight…

[@brycethomas8864]

Too late.

[@pauseandlisten]

Who is whose enemy?

[@yungceize]

Stupid of you to view Americans trying to get a livable wage as enemies.

[@David-p9p1z]

..eh..eh...

[@renee9544]

It's like saying ... yeah, our waters poisoned and my kids drink it... but.look it's killing the Republicans. Like I said, IQ-s dropping

[@hoang8862]

How dare you refuse President Musk!

[@biancadevino]

Doesn't matter. It's the one that was on the ballot that has the real power...sorry.

[@desertverbenia1234]

Way too many immigrants! We need a blanket moratorium on immigration of all types for at least five years!

[@Zayden.Marxist]

Deport the billionaires, H1-B workers can stay.

[@JosephPemberton-i4g]

Who cares about these visas? Spend money and time and talent to better educate and train our citizens

[@LoisMann-g4u]

CAN YOU SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO COME FIRST

[@DragonQuester-t2n]

@@LoisMann-g4u For "people" like Elon you serve the economy IE His Bottom line. The Economy doesn't serve you. This was a total mask off moment for Elon he should have no place in governance especially since he WILL benefit from these policies. Isn't that Corruption BTW ?

[@s.g.867]

Ahh yes, let's not hire highly qualified foreigners with masters & phd instead give the job to Joe from Hickville, Kentucky with a HS diploma cuz he's Murican 🦅🦅

[@Acesahn]

But if they bring in people to work the same jobs... the native born Americans spent all that money on a degree that's much less valuable and will pay that much less.

[@Jack-tk1is]

American kids wanna be Tiktokers 😂

[@bobtuiliga8691]

Software company owner here. To be clear, these are $100K+ jobs we are talking about. Part of the H1B process is to prove you will not be paying lower than market salaries. It is EXTREMELY difficult to find talent in our industry. My complaint is that the H1B process is too onerous and expensive for smaller companies like ours, so only the big tech firms really get the benefit of it.

[@s.g.867]

MAGA idealogy: let's not hire highly qualified foreigners with masters & phd instead give the job to Joe from Hickville, Kentucky with a HS diploma cuz he's Murican 🦅🦅

[@istalexnik]

But you can outsource a remote job to foreign country and don't have to deal with those rules at all and save a lot of money

[@rita-xq6lc]

The leopards are feasting! Nom! Nom! Nom!!

[@manikyum]

Who are the leopards

[@toogie6267]

Way to put America first🙄

[@aguskaneka406]

American first ,we have smart people in USA so many

[@vivliforia2262]

Make America Great Again (MAGA) OR Make India Great Again (MIGA)? 🤣🤣🤣

[@imyourrealfather-yea]

make India great again.

[@learningearning8385]

As an African American who learned front end, back end, database (sql and oracle), salesforce and more without a bachelors…Americans can be taught these skills. H1B is NOT needed.

[@mitramela712]

Yeah sure, that's why Africa is full of space faring nations. Not China, India and Japan. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@manikyum]

Then why are you supporting BLM?

[@goodmoringful]

MAGA idealism hits the reality wall

[@abmerkeju8093]

But you are not counting outsourcing, they don't need Visas to get those jobs and most of the leading companies outsource their tech jobs including Tesla, but are very loud on immigrants who take manual jobs like cleaning and farming

[@istalexnik]

Exactly. They are fooling us.

[@black_sheep2520]

If competition for international talent was so cutthroat, how come India and China are not paying top dollar? It looks like the gap in skills is malarkey.

[@icaruscrane8846]

In the US, very few choose to get a degree (BS, MS) that requires a lot of study but doesn't pay all that well.

[@Darwin76]

Incredible that you did not mention jury verdict against Cognizant (the largest H1B Visa employer) for abusing the program to hurt us workers.

[@abetterlivedlife]

Well, when it's too expensive to get a tech degree in the US and these greedy tech billionaires want to pay the tiniest amount possible, your only option is importing workers.

[@JN4-w6z]

Hey Elon Musk! I know you want to occupy Mars, but Trump wants Uranus!

[@krystalship6245]

The layoff of 15000 tech jobs by Intel underscores a critical problem. Americans are grappling with the highest student debt, and it is vital that we ensure individuals have access to adequate salaries to survive in an environment of high inflation and crippling debt.

[@krystalship6245]

@LoyaltyIsEarned Sorry to hear this happen to you too. Airlines regularly recruit mechanics from abroad, including our neighboring country, on technical visas. Immigrant workers typically accept lower wages, aware that they will gain US citizenship in the future. Once they secure citizenship, many choose to move on from their initial employer, either to request higher wages or explore new opportunities. This is a familiar trend in my industry. I am curious about who will advocate for the American people's interests.

[@dxd42]

"Mass Deportation" but not for the Tech Bros slaves.

[@jayhiryu2139]

Facts im a certified developer and have not been able to get into tech for 3 years now.

[@tamashbeen6610]

There could be other issues. Attitude, maybe?

[@jacktran7024]

Look for a low level entry job..work your way up. I was like that for years but finally got in and never looked back. Try working in QA first...something to get your foot in the door.

[@Joe-n4q]

​@@tamashbeen6610maybe the issue is that he isn't an H-1B.

[@imyourrealfather-yea]

lmao 🤣

[@j.rothchild173]

Foreign workers don’t complain like Americans do.

[@peachesperfect]

if H1-B stopped, company's will start big offices in India and it will further reduce there expenses in office rent,running cost and salaries

[@MrAB-wf5sf]

it's happening google making second biggest office in hydrabad ..I'm indian and I hate this idea ..everyone deserve job .

[@manikyum]

What do you want peach puff ? Be clear

[@LaLaGrunge]

The USA went to moon in 1969 without H1B visa worker?

[@tamashbeen6610]

But did they actually go there? I read they just landed in a TV studio in AZ where moon landing movie was shot.😮

[@manikyum]

They never went.

[@sasquatch7234]

We did have a bunch of German scientist. Ones that were given the option to give up their knowledge or spend their days in a prison. Most took the give up knowledge option.

[@yili9725]

no American can go to moon now. they all have to compete for a job against H1B applicants.

[@edfhobbies556]

**THERE IS NOT IT SHORTAGE !!*** WSJ - "IT Unemployment Hits 6% Amid Overall U.S. Jobs Growth"

[@markeissler]

I don't support this idea of "automatic green cards for graduates." Every foreigner should have to immigrate. As long as the country is attractive to immigrants, people will apply to come here. Also, that policy wouldn't put American workers first, instead it will continue to give them a backseat to those that can afford to not only come here but also to study here. If you want to introduce a program like this then you should provide free study at a community college or university (your choice) to every citizen.

[@r_o_007]

If someone completes a PhD in a quantitative field from a top university in USA should automatically be given a green card.

[@norankpost2]

The media needs to discuss the effect of massive deportation on “unskilled workers”. You know, the people who pick and pack our food, build our houses, work in meat packing and chicken farms.

[@leeChubbard]

They need to go. America 1st.

[@oldblackstock2499]

​@@leeChubbard Yes, they need to go. It will open jobs for... Americans.

[@JanitorScruffy]

The reason that Americans don't do these jobs is these companies won't pay American wages. Removing the option to employ someone for slave wages will force them to pay better. You think an American would turn their nose up at a roofing job if it payed 20 bucks or more an hour? In most parts of the country they wouldn't.

[@allecpereira32]

This is not maga vs elmo. This is impacts all Americans

[@jeffrinehart5860]

Musk and trump should go work on a farm in Arizona that provides food for Americans. Then we will see which visa's are important

[@carolnelson1860]

absolutly

[@FearlessP4P1]

That’s work that teenagers should be doing, but farmers would rather bribe our politicians to allow millions of illegals to come here for the cheap labor. How about you go live in Mexico to show you why mass immigration is bad.

[@JanitorScruffy]

Maybe they would finally make those farms pay well enough to actually attract american workers.

[@sumdude4281]

This is not a left right issue Corporate Media, it's a Wall Street vs. Main Street issue. Out of touch on Healthcare, Education and Immigration, you aren't listening and the plebes are getting fed up.

[@istalexnik]

Remove Musk qnd Vivek out of office now!

[@compoundingpaper-ron5794]

Hope the far right win this fight. Can’t let Elon get everything done his way!!

[@jesseseale2558]

Grab the popcorn and wine y’all. This series will be an interesting watch

[@manikyum]

I wanna grab something else

[@Silvercp28]

Make America immigrants from India Great Again!

[@pamelaadame6420]

LEGAL immigration has ALWAYS been welcome, ILLEGAL ENTRY and OVERSTAYING temporary visas has ALWAYS BEEN ILLEGAL! There is NO issue with these LEGAL visas to have extremely talented immigrants work here.

[@manikyum]

Miss Pamela Anderson, the topic of discussion here is no t that. Watch the video again or read comments to get the context

[@loveinthetimeofcorona8192]

I live in Silicon Valley and it is alarming how many people are foreigners here. I literally felt like I was living in little India in my last apartment. I have spent a year traveling in India so I’m familiar with the culture and love Indian people but seriously it’s crazy the numbers living here now working skilled positions in tech. If nothing else our schools better step it up!

[@manikyum]

Are you scared about your ethnicity being diluted by them?

[@y0k0z00na]

No more "highly skilled" engineers who come in with third-world degrees. Earn your education here first.

[@PS-ej2xn]

American education, up to the undergraduate level, is a terrible joke. Start with making American undergraduate education competitive.

[@dodgeshadow099]

You do realize that the majority of H1B holders acquired their education in the US right?

[@dodgeshadow099]

Most H1B candidates acquired their degrees in the US.

[@AllRise87]

Do you even know how many H1B workers have US education. A lot! Good do your research first before barking here.

[@solsh6467]

What about training the americans?Corporates use American as a market target but not for employment. Sad.The outsourcing of American jobs to offshore associates in India has raised concerns about incompetence and bias. It appears that some Indian executives in leadership positions are manipulating the system to their advantage, prioritizing their own interests over the well-being of American workers. Furthermore, many consultancy firms providing cheap offshore labor are owned or influenced by individuals holding leadership positions in corporations. This creates a clear conflict of interest, as these executives prioritize profits over the impact on American jobs.

[@JeffreyWilson-w7h]

What should American college students major in, since India has taken our jobs?

[@yili9725]

doesn't matter, they are going to flood every field in the next generation.

[@vancouverlife1]

American ex pats have proven to be very valuable residents in other countries - very imaginative entrepreneurial energetic. Too many Americans stay locked at home and don't see the opportunities elsewhere.

[@VioletH172]

It’s not just highly skilled workers.

[@brendataylor8388]

Such lies🤣. Don’t they realize we see see them now?🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Omego2K]

H-1bs are supposed to be used to allow workers with skills that are not found in the US to be able to work here. In reality they are used to hire workers at rates lower than what comfortable skill employees in the US are requesting. In essence it's too hire employees at a lower salary. Take a random 1000 H1Bs and see if there are comparable employees in the US. My swag would be that all of them have a US citizen counterpart with the same skills. There might be four in the entire program that don't have a US counterpart. My guess would be their skills would be in quantum physics or something.

[@CrabFiles]

Just get rid of it, we already have an existing immigration process that can be improved...

[@garyish]

False. H1b process involves proving to the DoL that the wage being offered is equal or higher than prevailing wages for that field. There are visa abusers but saying that we shouldn’t drive because there are accidents sometimes is stupid

[@Omego2K]

I see a point to the program with what it is meant to do. If there are literally no US citizens in your area to do the job then this is a good program to use. However, that's like 5 to 10 people in the entire world. Just as a software engineer I could see it in the job ads. 99% of software developers with 5 years of experience would fit the role of all those job ads. And asymptotic 99.9999% with 10 years of experience would fit those job ads.

[@Omego2K]

​@@garyishanecdotally I don't see it as false. Look at all the contract jobs accepting sponsorship at 50 to 60 an hour for a full stack developer with 10 years of experience. I could be wrong, but anecdotally that is not the case. Not saying 50 an hour chump change, but nowhere near the price of a US citizen with 10 years of experience. Also, if there is a comparable wage in the US then that means there are employees in the US that are able to be acquired. If that's the case that means that the H1B is not necessary

[@garyish]

@@Omego2K I was making 70/hour on h1b before getting my green card approved. And there were several h1bs in the pipeline making that or more. Sometimes up to 100/hour for different positions. But this is why anecdotal examples are just that.. anecdotal

[@BigMack-p8s]

I have a question, do the H-1B foreign workers pay taxes? We all know that American workers do….

[@JIEON.C]

Of course they do. If anything they don’t get any retirement plans

[@dodgeshadow099]

Yes, same taxes, same process as an American citizen if they went to an American university. In fact university is more expensive for international students and they cannot apply for loans in the us. They actually contribute to America.

[@walimorris2406]

They do pay taxes... I wouldn't argue that point. The point to argue is that there are MANY smart and capable talent in USA, but there's another agenda.

[@manikyum]

Your question indicates the reason why you are flipping burgers at burgerking

[@ramaliya197]

They pay taxes with no benefits.. social security etc

[@TheOnlyAndreySotnikov]

I checked Microsoft's SEC filings. In 2023, their workforce of tech jobs in the US shrunk by 1,000 people. Yet, they sponsored thousands of H1Bs at the same time.

[@imyourrealfather-yea]

hello america thank you for the laugh. hahahaha

[@leeChubbard]

No more H1B visas. No more.

[@s.g.867]

Ahh yes, let's not hire highly qualified foreigners with masters /phd instead give the job to Joe from Hickville, Kentucky with a HS diploma cuz he's Murican 🦅🦅

[@OK-vf9cy]

But no company is going to hire unskilled and low iq people that's the problem

[@TjwillDamaverick1]

Whoever i can pay the least and work the most will be hired. It’s the American way.

[@rj-mc4ko]

“Far right” 😂

[@user_uif_ghg_wer_das]

I can imagine what the beaches of America look like in a couple years if they remove H1-B country cap.

[@charlesbrown6581]

There are over 1 million people from India now living in the United States, engineers, doctors and other high paying jobs.

[@EddieMWilken]

Forever grateful this holiday season! 🎄 Mrs. Agnes Peterson completely turned my life around, helping me overcome massive financial debt with just a small investment. Her expertise is unmatched, and I’ll keep sharing her impact with the world.

[@Stephaniemartin-u3f]

How does this trading stuff work? am really interested but I just don't know how to go about it. I heard people really make it huge trading

[@EddieMWilken]

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[@Danieldavis343]

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[@theresaward118]

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[@theresaward118]

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[@shujo8683]

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