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I wonder if they can make an exemption for the tech industry. Feels like this is just going to accelerate the moves we've seen in the Bay Area towards companie
by zomglings 6y ago
I wonder if they can make an exemption for the tech industry.
Feels like this is just going to accelerate the moves we've seen in the Bay Area towards companies going fully remote.
If this happens, the administration could see a lot of that money just leave the country altogether.
- raverbashing 6y agoTech is what? 90% of H1-Bs? No way they're going to make an exception for that
- ixtli 6y agoThe point is, in part, to attack tech.
- zomglings 6y agoAround 68.7% in 2017. Going by these numbers (WARNING: PDF download): https://immigrationhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/h-1b-2007-2017-trend-tables.pdf https://immigrationhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/h-... That shows what a short-sighted move this is on the part of the administration - just re-election theater, I guess.