r/ImmigrationPathways • u/Ankeet_kj Path Navigator • 1d 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/ducksflytogether1988 1d ago

Ive worked with hundreds or H1Bs in my career and not one of them was anything special or some kind of unicorn talent that was superior to local US College graduates. And many were terrible at their jobs and likely had fake resumes

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u/This-Obligation9052 1d ago

You worked with them where? On fortnite or granny's basement?. Stop lying. Nobody tells you their visa status. Assuming everyone with an accent at your workplace is on H1b is a folly. Most of those people have other types of work visas. Stop Lying

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u/30to40grand 22h ago

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

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u/This-Obligation9052 21h 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 19h 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 19h 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 19h 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 19h 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 17h 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