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My 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
by koheripbal 7y ago
My 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.