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Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by untog on Saturday June 20, 2020 @03:06PM (#23586067)
The answer here is to actually fix the system with compassion rather than suspend it and harm everyone using it.

I'm not unbiased: I'm a former H1B visa holder and wasn't underpaid at all. I promise you we exist! It's not a fun situation to be in... if you have a pending green card application (up to a certain point in the process) you can't change jobs easily. And if you come from some countries (India, in particular) you have a wait of ten years or more before receiving your green card.

It feels like a collision of a bunch of otherwise unrelated decisions that ultimately harms both immigrant and native workers and only benefits companies. It's all fixable, but like so many things in the US right now, not politically possible.

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Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by downvoteme1 on Saturday June 20, 2020 @04:00PM (#23586743)
Not sure why you are downvoted . Can somebody who is downvoting this person, actually care to type what you found offensive or incorrect .
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Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by addicted on Saturday June 20, 2020 @04:53PM (#23587219)
If you’re from India the current expected wait to get your green card, no exaggeration, is closer to 50 years.
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