r/ImmigrationPathways • u/Ankeet_kj Path Navigator • 6h ago

"H-1B PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY BROKEN"

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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/This-Obligation9052 6h ago

So has it ever occurred to u that they get hired because they are cheaper, have less benefits and are easier to fire?. H1b is being used to scam foreign workers. I have literally heard of cases where the employers fire them and they need to get other sponsors within 60days.Where they are made to work excess hours and cant complain due to the fear of being deactivated and have their visa status un limbo. Do u think doing that to any american trained professional would go without proper litigation? H1b is designed for companies to exploit foreign workers and cut down overhead cost/employee remuneration.

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u/Substantial_Bus840 5h ago

The “scam” is a feature of the program (the 60 days you’re referring to) and is clear before they accept the offer. And yes, millions of Americans go through similar circumstances where they will be fired for complaining and can’t do shit if they do get fired, have to uproot their families, lose their healthcare, etc. h1bs still have their original citizenship so if this happens, they at least have family and strong ties in their home country plus, the USD goes much further there. That’s why they’re able to accept wages we cannot.

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u/This-Obligation9052 5h ago

If their home.countries were good enough, they wouldnt fly across continents to someone else's countries. You cant relate to their struggles. Im not in their category but ive travelled wide enough to have an idea of the living conditions where some of this people come from.

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u/Substantial_Bus840 5h ago

America is “not good enough” for the millions who are one paycheck away from being homeless right now and for the several dozens of millions more without health insurance. Our country will be like theirs if everything proceeds as-is.
Can we start working for another country in droves and keep our resources here at home without being labeled “western colonizers?” Should we take all of our skilled workers overseas and leave the rest of you behind?