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by yibg 1y ago
Hard to get reliable numbers, but if you go by reported deaths then yes better than the US.
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by yibg 1y ago
This is a pretty outdated view of things too. Majority of chinese students return to china after getting their degree in the US.
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by yibg 1y ago
from "unnamed senior official". Take it for what it's worth.
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by yibg 1y ago
Not sure about dumbest, but almost definitely the most cruel. (or at least least worried about putting on a facade of caring).
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by yibg 1y ago
The last administration did something you don't like, so this round let's be cruel to people that didn't have anything to do with it?
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by yibg 1y ago
No one is going take a chance on that if they don't have to. I'm expecting chaos at the ports of entry tomorrow unless there is some clarification / guidance provided today by the white house.
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by yibg 1y ago
Yea that's an interesting dimension too. If this holds as is, then business travel for H1B holders is dead.
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by yibg 1y ago
I understand. I'm not doing a good job communicating my position. I'm in the camp you're describing: I've historically been complaining about the H1B program and how it's run, I'm also pro H1B now after this a
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by yibg 1y ago
Not an expert but I think citizens of most countries still get benefits post retirement if they've crossed the 40 point / 10 year threshold, even if they're not in the US. At least for now, who knows if that'll change do
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by yibg 1y ago
It's not surprising really. There needs to be an enemy group, one that some portion of the supporting population has some grievance against. First it's hispanics (illegal immigrants taking your jobs), then trans (men in womens was
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by yibg 1y ago
All your things are there, your entire life. Maybe other family members, children's schools etc. Not easy to just never go home.
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by yibg 1y ago
Having skilled immigrants is good for the country. H1B right now is the primary way this happens. Crippling H1B goes against that.
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by yibg 1y ago
We must be reading different things. In the other post about this topic ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45305845 ) there were lots of discussions on the benefits of changing how the H1B program is run, with many in fav
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by yibg 1y ago
I hope majority of the voting population sees this for what it is. The question is is there anything that can be done about it. There is midterms but that's a long ways out, especially at the speed things are moving now. Congress isn&#
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by yibg 1y ago
Also unnamed official. Where is the official white house announcement?
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by yibg 1y ago
Has the administration officially confirmed this applies to new applicants only? All the reporting I’ve seen on this are from unnamed officials.
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by yibg 1y ago
That 26% don’t see this as overreach, they see it as putting the corrupt radical left | greedy corporations | immigrants in their place.
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by yibg 1y ago
You can take issues with the current (previous) H1B policy and the new one at the same time. There was abuse of the H1B program, but this new EO also has issues. The biggest one currently is the rollout. There is no guidance, no mechanism t
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by yibg 1y ago
Doesn't seem that outlandish given the president of the united states said it was a extreme left lunatic before this.
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by yibg 1y ago
This is announced with so much confusion and ambiguity too. Does it apply to current visa holders? Don't know. How do companies pay the fee? Don't know. Also announced on Friday night to go into effect Sunday midnight. Probably a
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by yibg 1y ago
Leaving aside impact to the rest of the world, America being the "leader of the free world" has benefited it immensely. Majority of the global systems were built by Americans. Everything from military power projection to global re
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by yibg 1y ago
Can't speak for others. My "anti-American" comment is due to the difference between what's preached and what's practiced. "Leader of the free world", "greatest country on earth" etc. I also would
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by yibg 1y ago
I don't think it was missed. It was just so obvious that it didn't need to be called out explicitly.
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by yibg 1y ago
Yea agree. The US used to be good at making the world believe they're all about freedom and rights etc. Now they don't seem to even bother trying anymore.
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by yibg 1y ago
Yes exactly. The US government likes propaganda. They just don't like it when other countries do it.
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by yibg 1y ago
Remember though, it's only bad when the other guy does it. We don't want Chinese government involvement in TikTok, but we do want US government involvement. /s
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by yibg 1y ago
"What you're doing is threatening our democracy, you have to stop" vs "What you're doing is going to destroy our society, you have to stop". What's the difference between those in terms of inciting violenc
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by yibg 1y ago
Maybe time to short some US airline stocks since historically international business travel accounted for a decent chunk of overall airline revenues.
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by yibg 1y ago
Which visas? If ESTA / B1 don't work, what other options are there that don't require actual employment in the US?
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by yibg 1y ago
It's not even just heavy weight, you can't even be on a H1B visa unless you're employed and paid by an US employer. So what are you supposed to do? Be on the payroll of the US company for a week, pay US taxes etc?

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