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In reply to the discussion: Bill To 'Eliminate' H-1B Visa Program Introduced in Congress [View all]

Ollie Garkie

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7. This out of work
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:09 PM
Jan 6

tech worker wholeheartedly approves. I and most of my even more skilled colleagues have always seen H1Bs as fraudulent excuses to drive down wages.

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Bill To 'Eliminate' H-1B Visa Program Introduced in Congress [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 6 OP
Less doctors, less engineers, less scientists, etc. no_hypocrisy Jan 6 #1
Our citizens study psychology, history, journalism and avoid sciences and math bucolic_frolic Jan 6 #2
Oh, bullshit-nt Ollie Garkie Jan 6 #8
Or they study law or business. dedl67 Jan 6 #10
Not really. All you are doing is defending a low-wage program to satisfy the tech companies and their backing VCs, etc. xocetaceans Jan 6 #14
If the H1B visas are being used to undercut salaries in engineering, that is wrong. dedl67 Jan 6 #15
No one does research in "the sciences". That is far too broad. At best, if you did what you claim, you have a narrow ... xocetaceans Friday #18
There are enough US citizens and permanent residents to do the kind of work H1Bs are mostly used for fujiyamasan Wednesday #17
If the workers aren't allowed in the US DBoon Jan 6 #3
The same companies may just employ them in other countries dickthegrouch Jan 6 #4
Be careful what you wish for, MAGA! mdbl Jan 6 #5
the U.S. has more than enough Engineers & Scientists Nigrum Cattus Jan 6 #6
If you actually read the article you will see that there is actually a shortage of qualified workers in some fields dedl67 Jan 6 #13
This out of work Ollie Garkie Jan 6 #7
H-1B can go North Coast Lawyer Jan 6 #9
H1B visas allow highly skilled international students with doctoral degrees in the sciences to work in the US dedl67 Jan 6 #11
Trumps idea is better rolypolychloe Jan 6 #12
I don't think the H1Bs have been gamed for medicine as they have for tech fujiyamasan Wednesday #16
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