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>To outsiders, this may sound alarmist, and perhaps more than a little self-righteous. It does sound alarmist -- so far the only changes to immigration have bee
by squozzer 10y ago
>To outsiders, this may sound alarmist, and perhaps more than a little self-righteous.
It does sound alarmist -- so far the only changes to immigration have been the 7 nation EO and some talk about H1-B.
>They’re looking for the LeBrons and Bradys — the best people in the world
The LeBrons and Bradys of IT would not have any trouble obtaining a work permit or even citizenship from any country in the world -- but given the statistical rarity of superstars (by definition a superstar exists at the top of their profession, even one dominated by highly-skilled people), why would the US need to admit 85K (60K H1-B and 20K master's exempt) immigrants to find them?
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-and-fashion-models/h-1b-fiscal-year-fy-2017-cap-season https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-worker...