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> making America less attractive to brainy immigrants This article is a hit job. Only H1B visas have been affected by the entry fee for a SINGLE year. The O1
by the_real_cher 11mo ago
> making America less attractive to brainy immigrants
This article is a hit job.
Only H1B visas have been affected by the entry fee for a SINGLE year.
The O1 genius visa and the student visa are still in place and the student visa can still convert to H1B with no issue same as always.
There are many who wish Trump had gone further with this.
Although it is weird that Trump doesnt have any econometric people giving us economic data.
- gota 11mo agoI'm not through the article but reached that point - I believe the author may be alluding to ICE and fear of persecution rather than changes to H1B or other visas. I may be incorrect but that was my impression in part because no one, in my experience, takes seriously the premise that H1B is a "brainy immigrant" visa
- the_real_cher 11mo agoYep. That was outright inaccurate made me quit reading.
- croes 11mo agoI think you misunderstand parent‘s comment to your comment.
- croes 11mo agoWhere does it say it’s about the visa fees? The US became less attractive for becoming an authoritarian state that is a threat to its own people because of people like RFK Jr. or ICE raids based on racial profiles.
- 0xy 11mo agoThe US has deported millions of people, including in ICE raids, over the past 20 years, under both parties. Notably, the Obama administration built 'cages' (AP coined the term) for children of illegals. The notion that this is new, or that it is a single side, is of course an attempt to paper over historical data which is readily accessible. Authoritarian regimes tend to have no checks and balances, whereas the other two branches of government have both repeatedly restrained the executive this year, through both law and judicial rulings. They also tend to clamp down on free speech, which isn't happening (but is in Europe), or disarm the population (try owning a firearm in China or North Korea).
- jack_tripper 11mo ago>Notably, the Obama administration built 'cages' (AP coined the term) for children of illegals. Weird how you're being down voted for saying the truth.
- DangitBobby 11mo agoIt's sane-washing pure and simple.
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- croes 11mo agoCherry picking the parts where Obama and Biden acted similar but leaving out the parts where Trump ramped up, isn’t exactly telling the truth
- gdulli 11mo agoDepending on the day, Obama/Biden either supposedly let in tens of millions with completely open borders, or else they were the party that innovated cruelty against prospective immigrants. Depending on which narrative is convenient.
- jack_tripper 11mo agoYou're the one doing the cherry picking we with that double standards logic
- croes 11mo agoYou seriously want to tell me the Obama and Trump are no different in their treatment of illegal and legal immigrants? How often did Obama call them drug traffickers and rapists. How often did the Obama administration deport people to some of the worst prisons in foreign countries. Or answer me this. If Trump doesn’t do anything different what is a bragging about? And how could Obama do the sane with less money and people? Something isn’t adding up, don’t you think?
- notarobot123 11mo agoPolitical freedom is usually prized by "brainy immigrants" - especially those who were likely to travel to the USA. The problem isn't just the $100,000 fee (not insignificant) but the risks associated with being an immigrant with restricted political freedom in an increasingly authoritarian nation[1]. [1] - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-orders...
- rramadass 11mo agoThe H-1B Visa Program and Its Impact on the U.S. Economy - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45309740 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45309740