WSJ - President Trump plans to add a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications in the administration’s latest crackdown on a system it says is used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers. wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-…
Much as I despise the guy, speaking as a West Coast software engineer, I'm gonna go with "a stopped clock" here. It's that rare occasion that he's not actually wrong. Not on purpose, mind you, and for all the wrong reasons. But he's accidentally not wrong.
Given the choice of trying to fix the US immigration system or just nuking it from orbit, he chose the "easier" option.
US tech companies will not abuse the system anymore, true, but this will also stop promising young students from pursuing careers in the US, which was one of the reasons why Silicon Valley exists.
Also removes another reason for foreign students to go to US universities as a first step into a US career. Lots of lost revenue for the universities.
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in reply to Steve Herman • • •Given the choice of trying to fix the US immigration system or just nuking it from orbit, he chose the "easier" option.
US tech companies will not abuse the system anymore, true, but this will also stop promising young students from pursuing careers in the US, which was one of the reasons why Silicon Valley exists.
Also removes another reason for foreign students to go to US universities as a first step into a US career. Lots of lost revenue for the universities.
Dаn̈ıel Раršlow 🥧
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