I think there are lots of options that could be explored. One is if these are for truly research types of things, maybe keep a smaller amount of the visas, but only for that. And make it easy for them to become full citizens if they wish. Make it easy for them to float between entities (corps, universities) so that they are truly free agents in the marketplace, etc., even if they don't opt for citizenship.

Another would be to find ways to fast-track truly rare talent right to a path to citizenship that is not tied to an entity at all. Or maybe it is, but for maybe three months as a trial run, then they are full citizens free to work for anyone (or not at all, or go to school again), and vote, etc...

But as for stacking the deck for corporations with lots of compliant cheap labor to be used in IT and engineering, keep American workers in line, and drive down wages....nah.

The supposed aims and the rationales given for the H-1B are easily punctured the minute you ask - wait a minute, if these are such precious commodities that cannot be found here, why the fuck would we send them packing in 3 to 6 years? Why wouldn't we do everything possible to entice them to stay and become full citizens? Surely they'll end up starting up businesses of their own, etc...it's truly the American dream. Why are we subbing a 3 - 6 year gig for the American dream, FFS?

There is no law of nature that could not be taxed accordingly, too, but the country needs to have this option presented as part of the conversation.

That threat is always thrown out there to keep people from questioning H-1B as if we need to answer to wayward corporations, instead of the other way around...

I have long thought - since the 90s - that the H-1B program needs a lot of oversight and a revamping on exactly how it is governed, but I don't for a minute think that MTG understands the nuance here. Trying to talk about this in certain company is always fun, because it's like trying to talk about Israel in the early 90s - you'd get accused of being a nativist or whatever immediately w/ almost no thought, just like talking about Israel in frank terms would get people called "antisemitic". It seems that, like the Israel thing, it's kind of broken through into the national conversation at least vs. just people within IT only. Unfortunately, it seems to be nativists like Bannon and MTG trying to make the counter H-1B arguments, and I hate that.

If we really cannot find local talent for an endeavor, and it is truly something that is rather time-bound, sure, bring in people for 3-6 years, I guess.

But I think the terms that the person is under should not be something where they have much reliance on the good graces of a company. And I think finding easy paths for them to transition to full citizenship if they so wish should be there. And I think the requirement should be that they are paid 2x what the going rate here might be.

But using these visas for cheap labor for companies to exploit in things like programming jobs - most especially in a crappy job market exacerbated by things like AI - well, hell to the no. We have PLENTY of that talent in this country, FFS. Companies just want to suppress the cost of doing business here.

And for people saying that this is the alternative as opposed to shipping jobs overseas - bullshit, we can tax the shit out of overseas services, too. Apparently, Pedonald is even able to do such things as tariffs on goods without an act of Congress; it would be something that could be done on services as well.

I wonder who they voted for....

I think what was most ridiculous was that the extremist right wing in this country set up a situation in which Biden had to issue pardons to try to preempt this nonsense from the moronic chuds like Taco and those that support him.

Came here to say this. The people who were queening out over it were the usual suspects. I really love it when leftist scolds team up with the extremist right wingers to finger-wag someone like Biden.

This is my shocked face.

I love it when they all call each other RINOs. It's just as hilarious as xtians all declaring that other xtians are not "true" xtians.

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As usual, the arsonist is putting out the fire and wanting us all to give him a participation trophy for it.

Peacefully tour The Capitol. I mean, that's all The Peaceful Patriots wanted to do. The people doing bad things were either BLM, Antifa or part of the "Deep State" just trying to make The Peaceful Patriots look bad.

You should ask them why Pedonald keeps pardoning antifa.

I thought this was why so many Q-addled dumbfucks voted for the rotten orange? They thought that he was going to bring about "The Storm" to arrest all the pedos?

Why would Taco call these people soft for doing what he was supposedly there to do?