Stopping immigration of tech talent to the US during a downturn is a short-sighted political driven argument. I came to the US as an engineer on H-1B in 2000 during a tech recession and high unemployment. I like to think I have been a good net positive contributor to the economy
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Over time, engineers become founders, founders become investors, investors become mentors, and that's how the startup job creation cycle works. If you stop engineers coming into the US now, you will slow down company creation cycle down the line
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A good net positive? To say the very least! It the bleeding edge of technology talent must be global to succeed if the US wants to keep leading the way.
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H-1B was anyways a skilled work permit which would have also allowed the domestic employees to learn immensely from the employed talent. This is not the solution to the current problems of USA only an insignificant impact. This was a bad move by
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Please invest generously in your motherland as well, go beyond a few million to only one IIT. Atleast future generations will not suffer ignominy.
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It's good to give opportunities to foreigners but why have the visa tied to the employer? Why is the wait time for green card 10+ years for some countries? The H1B is for indentured labor but now that you're a business owner and benefit from the wage depression you are all for it
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My 2 cents. It's sad for those H1Bs whose family is separated. It's sad for the economy.
But it's a blessing in disguise for new H1B Indian Immigrants since they would get stuck in a 150 year green card limbo like many of us.
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