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Good. H-1B is an exploitative system that forces people into something resembling modern slavery, at the cost of American jobs and business opportunities. Peop
by xwdv 7y ago
Good. H-1B is an exploitative system that forces people into something resembling modern slavery, at the cost of American jobs and business opportunities.
People who are against this IMO, are mostly concerned with not appearing “racist” or xenophobic in any way. Virtue signal.
- koheripbal 7y agoMy wife started as an H1-B. It's true that she was unpaid and locked into her company, but ultimately it was her path to US citizenship. She knew exactly what she was getting into - and now she's making higher six figures than I do. The H1-B program is a choice they can walk away from at any time, which makes it fundamentally different from slavery.
- giobox 7y agoThis is often a false choice in reality - many H1B recipients have lived here for decades or more, have kids at school who are American citizens and know nothing about where their parents even came from. To go back deports their American children to a country where they may not even know the language, as one example. I wouldn’t go as far as to call it slavery either of course, but it undoubtedly has a servitude element - the outcomes of the policy speak to that.
- xwdv 7y agoSo, your wife had to be a slave for a ruthless company for several years to finally earn her US Citizenship.
- futurix 7y agoThis is gross generalisation - I know many workers who are hired on H-1B who are getting same (good) pay and conditions as locals. Cut off the abuse, don't shut down everything for everyone.
- JamalW 7y agoYou hit the nail on the head. Virtue signaling has become an epidemic here in the US. Hopefully, greater minds will prevail as people begin to rely more on the internet for their educational resources.