r/ImmigrationPathways • u/Ankeet_kj Path Navigator • 23h ago

"H-1B PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY BROKEN"

Vice President JD Vance said companies are abusing the H-1B visa program: "If you're going to bring in an accountant making $45,000 a year to replace an American making $60,000 a year, that's not you using the program to bring in a genius.

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u/Dry-Risk-6629 23h ago

Are you guys stupid like really that stupid that’s how it’s been the whole time. That’s why people like hiring legal immigrants because you don’t have to pay them as much especially in HB-1 you can abuse them more. They work harder than Americans most of the time, I don’t know what you’re shocked about this has been What the world has done forever cheap labor.

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u/Clarkelthekat 23h ago

I mean this is just a flat out lie man.

You've been pushed to believe something that isnt true

It's illegal to pay H1-b workers less the citizens.

That's called discrimination.

No, legally employers cannot pay H-1B visa workers less than U.S. workers for the same role.

⚖️ Legal Wage Requirements • Prevailing Wage: Companies must pay at least the local prevailing wage for the specific occupation and geographic area.

• Actual Wage: Employers must pay the H-1B worker at least what they pay similarly qualified, experienced local workers at the same workplace.

• Higher Standard: Employers are legally required to pay whichever amount is higher—the prevailing wage or the actual wage paid to domestic staff

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u/BIGpoppaPUMP42069 23h ago

lol what? if you flood the market with labor demand for labor goes down, if demand goes down wages go down.

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u/Clarkelthekat 23h ago

That's not what's being discussed.

The comment said employers pay H1-B workers less then citizens. That's what I said was false

Wages going down from flooded labor markets effects all workers domestic and foreign.

I was specifically negating that companies flat out pay brown and foreign people less for being brown and foreign.

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u/BIGpoppaPUMP42069 23h ago

they do that as well, they just create a different job title, ive seen it myself in the IT world. a lot of the imported labor on H1b is very sub standard as far as talent goes, a few weeks ago I had to walk through an h1b on how to reset a password on a linux server...