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They can't answer this (europe.pub)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (3 children)

Correct, but this more a case of qualifications chasing investment rather than vice-versa. It's not the kind of immigration that tends to get 'debated' in terms of how much of it should be allowed, though the H1Bs were kind of in the news cycle a few months ago.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (2 children)

    I live in a big tech city and it's a very hot topic here on both sides. A lot of HB-1 visa holders are basically ghettoized in their companies and socially from the 'tech bro' workers who are from upper middle class white/asian families. They do a lot of the same work, but their wage differential is like a factor of 2-4x for the same job.

    But true that it's not a big deal nationally, which seems to mostly focus on latin american emigration of uneducated low wage laborers.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    That's fair. I didn't realise how socially divisive the H1Bs were, though it makes sense now that you mention it.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    one of my friends rents out his spare bedroom to hb-1 holders and people flip out at him for it. he's just a nice guy looking to give someone a leg up in this shitty world. and the people who shit on him the most are the ones who got houses paid for by their parents.

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