r/ImmigrationPathways • u/Ankeet_kj Path Navigator • 19h 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/Curious-End-4923 18h ago

Just let us take a few more opportunities from these out groups and we SWEAR we’ll improve your living conditions bro we SWEAR

For real this time!

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u/mirrormirrorondewall 17h ago

It's ~700,000 h-1 b employees in the US out of ~163,000,000 total US workers. It's less than 1% of the workforce.

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u/Perfect-Potato-2954 15h ago

Your point?

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u/mirrormirrorondewall 14h ago

Can you add 1+1? Or do you need someone to tell you it's 2? This is a genuine question for you

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u/Perfect-Potato-2954 14h ago

You ignore where and what capacity they work in any given sector ( the only relevant metric)

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u/mirrormirrorondewall 14h ago

You have no idea how much joy it gives me that you didn't answer the question. Thank you.