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Semi-tangential but the US has decreased labor mobility in the past decades https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2016/10/what-caused-the-decline-in-int

• johannes1234321 8y ago
  Still places like Googleplex pull in workers from around the globe
  • bduerst 8y ago
    US immigrants are required to have the MMR vaccine, among others. Edit: This is inclusive of foreign workers with H1B and other working visas.
    • pandaman 8y ago
      On this site people in H1B and other non-immigrant statuses are routinely called "immigrants" so it's better to clarify that only immigrants who obtain an immigrant visa or adjust into immigrant status are required to have vaccines and other medical procedures.
      • nimish 8y ago
        H1b is frequently if not entirely issued to people with dual intent. Regardless, unless you are an immigration lawyer and extreme pendant, H1b holders are immigrants. The US classification of immigration intent is not relevant to whether they are immigrants in the common sense of the word.
        • pedrosorio 8y ago
          > The US classification of immigration intent is not relevant to whether they are immigrants in the common sense of the word. But it is relevant in the context of the statement the parent was replying to: > US immigrants are required to have the MMR vaccine, among others.
          • bduerst 8y ago
            If it's helpful, I have edited the comment to be more specific.
            • pandaman 8y ago
              Any link to support your edit? Because when I've got an H1B visa nobody asked me about any vaccination. There is also no mention of any such requirements on various immigration sites listing documents needed for stamping an H1B.
            • pedrosorio 8y ago
              Same question as sibling comment. I did not have to provide proof of vaccination until I applied for a green card.
  • xster 8y ago
    In the coastal bubble sure. But I think the parent is referring to the US in aggregate.
    • ggm 8y ago
      the ICT sector in particular pulls in people worldwide and has a high flight ratio compared to the normal population, domestic and international. so inside the tech bubble in California, I expect more people interact with people outside their core community, than other places. Compared to Omaha or Austin. Compared to Chicago? maybe not. but I did mean in-the-wide too; i think since we started down the vaccines as herd immunity game in the 50s and 60s we now have more routine travel and the rate of change here has accellerated. When I was a kid in the 60s few flew, my first flight was at 16 and then no more until 24. Now, I fly 10+ times a year worldwide. Thats only 40 years gap.