Re:Trump's opposition to H-1B visas has experts concerned
by jacques_chester on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:23PM
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Very well.
If I could become a US citizen for free (and I can't, by the way), would you drop your objection?
Edit for your edit:
> Please note that those are your words, not mine.
I'm using the words protectionists like yourself have commonly used.
Re:Trump's opposition to H-1B visas has experts concerned
by biocomputation on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:33PM
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>> If I could become a US citizen for free (and I can't, by the way), would you drop your objection?
Other than the application costs, I think it is more or less free to become a US citizen.
>> I'm using the words protectionists like yourself have commonly used.
Noted
Re:Trump's opposition to H-1B visas has experts concerned
by jacques_chester on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:41PM
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> Other than the application costs, I think it is more or less free to become a US citizen.
It takes years, can cost thousands of legal fees (not something you want to mess up) and typically starts with a work visa like an H1B.
You keep avoiding the question, so I'll restate it differently.
If everyone on the H1B could become a US citizen instantly, at no cost, would that remove your objection?
>> So if tomorrow it was possible to become a US citizen by filling out a web form and paying $50, that'd be fine by you?
No, citizenship should never be for sale. Otherwise it's meaningless. You should be allowed to immigrate legally provided you can satisfy the requirements of our immigration program.
>> But I'm a job thief.
Please note that those are your words, not mine. I don't view people here on work visas as job thieves. My remarks are framed exclusively around what's best for Americans: it is socially unjust to make Americans compete with foreign nationals for jobs.