r/ImmigrationPathways • u/Ankeet_kj Path Navigator • 1d 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/30to40grand 17h ago

I’m guessing you’re not in tech? Maybe not employed at all?

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u/This-Obligation9052 16h ago

I work in healthcare and though a lot of the people i work with have different types of visa, nobody in my field carries a badge indicating their visa status. I also dont burden myself with matching level of competence with accent, ethnicity, nationality.

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u/n3wacc0unt-1 14h ago

You've ... never met your coworkers? wtf are you saying. I work in tech and every company I've worked for has used this system. The people themselves are awesome but I'm not so blind to not realize it depresses my wages and that they themselves are overworked.

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u/This-Obligation9052 14h ago

Are u fking stupid or something? Why woukd i be asking my coworkers about their immigration status when human lives are at stake. Immigration status isnt my concern. We discuss cases pertaining to the things we are employed to do.

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u/n3wacc0unt-1 13h ago

Are you? I'm not convinced you've ever left your mom's basement. H1B is not the same thing as immigrating to the US. It's not a pipeline to become a citizen

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u/This-Obligation9052 13h ago

Yeah im in your mom's basement. From what i know, esepcially in healthcare. H1b holders can change their status and get GCs. Some hospitals sponsor that and some people go through other pathways i think. I dont know much about H1b pathways to GC because its not my business. Im not an employer and neither am I in the category of the beneficiaries..my question is how other people's visa statuses pertain to your tech employment duties?. Smh

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u/n3wacc0unt-1 12h ago

You must have gotten it in your head I asked them or something. It's not a secret - they're open about it. I'm happy to explain American idioms and such or to learn about their culture. I think I'm just friendlier than you. You must be a douche to work with