The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China.

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[–] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So they just hire them remotely?

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago

    So torn on this, H-1Bs where designed to fill in roles that were difficult to fill, but companies use them as a way to keep from paying proper wages. They've heavily abused the system, but at the same time the turnip will probably use this as a way to get tech firms to do what he wants, in a promise to wave the fee.

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    [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Even Trump occasionally gets something right, just by not understanding how anything works. H-1B visas should be done away with entirely. At least this will make them more difficult to get.

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