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As a non-US citizen, I've just got to say that I'm saddened by the vicious opposition of the HN crowd to H1B. Realistically, when I was thinking about coming to
by throwawayxxxxxx 9y ago
As a non-US citizen, I've just got to say that I'm saddened by the vicious opposition of the HN crowd to H1B. Realistically, when I was thinking about coming to the US, H1B was one of the few valid options. But even that was ridiculously hard for someone with higher education and good professional experience. And people now lobby for closing down even that door.
It's kinda' hard when a crowd I look up to tries to block people like me from getting where they are my only fault being I was born on a different patch of land than they were.
- lovich 9y agoI don't think the pro or anti immigration sides like the h1b as implemented. The anti immigration side obviously wants to limit immigration, but the pro side doesn't like the h1b system because it currently turns the h1b holders into a form of indentured servant. The only ones who truly benefit from the h1b are companies using it to get cheap labor that can't leave. The h1b holders themselves might be getting a small benefit if the situation is better than at home, but they are not getting nearly the same value as if they were allowed to actually shop around
- neaden 9y agoSpeaking for myself I am against the H1B, not against immigration. My ideal scenario would be where H1B is repealed and replaced by a program that has a similar or greater level of immigration without tying to to employers.