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Indeed. A.S. G^2P was meant to chide the current administration for the (clearly very political) travel bans [0], temporary (??) suspension of visas (incl. H1-B

Indeed. A.S. G^2P was meant to chide the current administration for the (clearly very political) travel bans [0], temporary (??) suspension of visas (incl. H1-B) [1], and general racist isolationism. [0]: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-nonimmigrants-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-2019-novel-coronavirus/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation... [1]: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/20/881245867/trump-expected-to-suspend-h-1b-other-visas-until-end-of-year https://www.npr.org/2020/06/20/881245867/trump-expected-to-s...

ThomPete 6y ago
For what it's worth H1Bs were being misused by indian tech companies who got the majority of them [1] because the salary requirements haden't been updated for decades [2] That meant the ability to undercut american workers. I don't think there is anything racist about that. [1] https://www.economist.com/united-states/2017/02/09/h-1b-visas-do-mainly-go-to-indian-outsourcing-firms https://www.economist.com/united-states/2017/02/09/h-1b-visa... [2] https://alj.artrepreneur.com/h1b-visa-crackdown/#:~:text=Currently%2C%20to%20qualify%20for%20an,a%20minimum%20of%20%24130%2C000%20annually https://alj.artrepreneur.com/h1b-visa-crackdown/#:~:text=Cur....
layoutIfNeeded 6y ago
Racist? I’m a white European - where do I sign up for my visa?