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It's worth clarifying a few details here since most people aren't aware of them. - this move is going to deport people with approved green-card applications (i

by whack 9y ago

It's worth clarifying a few details here since most people aren't aware of them. - this move is going to deport people with approved green-card applications (i140), the standards for which are much more stringent than the standards for the h1b program - this move affects only Indian citizens and no one else. Not China, not Mexico, not Pakistan, only India. - The reason why Indian citizens are being affected by this, and the reason why they have to wait so long to receive their green cards, is unrelated to their individual credentials. An equally qualified Mexican/Pakistani candidate will receive their green card within 2-3 years. An equally qualified Chinese candidate will receive their green card within 6 years. Indian candidates alone face a wait of 8-9+ years, which is a great kick in the teeth by itself, but this rule will now also deport them. I'm all for H1B reform. I'm all for making the standards more stringent, or raising the minimum-salary thresholds. I'm all for vetting prospective immigrants, and choosing only the best and brightest. But this new tweak does none of those things. It's going to deport tens of thousands of Indians, only Indians, and purely on account of them being Indian. What we're seeing is essentially a 21st century repeat of the Chinese-Exclusion-Act. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act

Alfredo123 9y ago
Correct and it really depresses me that no media even bothers report that this rule will not affect anyone but Indians for being Indian and good at their job. (A lot of people claim that H1B are cheap labor but it is worth noting that China, Phillipines, Vietnaam, Pakistan and dozens of other countries have poor people but unable to enter tech the way Indians have. That itself goes to show that whatever reason why American companies want H1B, Indians are damn good at it).

by whack 9y ago

Alfredo123 9y ago

Correct and it really depresses me that no media even bothers report that this rule will not affect anyone but Indians for being Indian and good at their job. (A lot of people claim that H1B are cheap labor but it is worth noting that China, Phillipines, Vietnaam, Pakistan and dozens of other countries have poor people but unable to enter tech the way Indians have. That itself goes to show that whatever reason why American companies want H1B, Indians are damn good at it).