> How many h1b were issued the years before AI? Has there been an increase? That still wouldn't prove anything per your logic because, as you say, "Association

> How many h1b were issued the years before AI? Has there been an increase? That still wouldn't prove anything per your logic because, as you say, "Association is no proof of cause." But then the question is how could we ever proof anything like this? > How many h1b were issued the years before AI? The point is that companies are lying off people and saying it's AI and the economy while they still hire foreign workers. That suggests they are not telling the full story. Whether or not they are issuing more visas than before does not affect this conclusion.