I hate it when anyone on any side politically talks about immigration. The libertarians and billionaire class appear to be pro-H1B because we are workers who feed their money machines and can’t easily quit or unionize. The liberals think we are privileged immigrants who take their tech jobs and we don’t need help in this utterly broken system.
The leftists who think we are cheap labor who take American jobs, you all suck too.
I’ve seen a number of people advocating for H1B to be restricted because the job market is so bad now, they don’t want the extra competition. They also feel it’s unfair; and think employers always choose H1B workers. H1B workers who are struggling to find new jobs to replace the ones they lost in the same layoffs, and having to give up their entire lives if they fail, will be surprised to hear this.
@skinnylatte the H1B system is so twisted. The visa should not be so tightly tied to a single job
Because of the rest of our immigration mess, H1Bs discriminate by country as well. If you are from the “right” country, your path to residency is easy, otherwise you wait almost forever. I especially feel for kids who came here young and have friends and social lives here.