USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B applications

Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by pnutjam on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @07:29AM (#15651724)

The "poverty line" is a joke. It's pegged to food when the largest expenses for most families are housing and medical care. I know I probably spend about the same on groceries as I spend on health insurance, without taking into account what my employer pays, deductibles, etc.

I doubt many families have 10% of income to spare.

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Re:USCIS is challenging an unusually large number of H-1B ap... by learc83 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:19PM (#15655243)

It's 1.5x the poverty level. That's about $37k for a family of 4.

>I doubt many families have 10% of income to spare.

For a family of 4, it's 10% of income over $37k, not 10% of income.

If that family made the median household income of $59k, they'd be paying about $180 a month in loan repayments.

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