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Hiring more H1Bs is actually a right-wing position, not a left-wing one. It helps reduce overall wages.
by fred_is_fred 7mo ago
Hiring more H1Bs is actually a right-wing position, not a left-wing one. It helps reduce overall wages.
- brandonmenc 7mo agoIt’s an elite position. I’ve never seen a MAGA hat arguing for more (or any) H1Bs - quite the opposite.
- _DeadFred_ 7mo agoMany big tech CEOs financed Trump's inauguration. Many donated to his ball room. Those MAGA hat wearers paying millions for access/behind the scenes policy creation are. Adding to OPs point, Trump did a major immigration push, yet a major push to punish companies/employees who create the demand that immigrants were filling was not part of that. Imagine launching a 50+ billion dollar drug war, but only going after drug users.
- happytoexplain 7mo agoBut in the rich-poor left-right quad, only one square is strongly against importing workers, and it's on the right side. Even just looking at the right side though - it really feels like the non-rich right's opinion on this is louder than the rich right's opinion (though, of course, it is money, not volume, that directs both parties in most cases).
- ozozozd 7mo agoIt sure reduced salaries for tech workers where most H1Bs went to work, didn’t it? Are you arguing we didn’t bring enough H1Bs? Are we holding it wrong?