Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun
by MichaelCollins on Friday November 04, 2022 @12:41PM
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> The idea behind h1b is to bring people to this country to work in useful and productive ways.
Specifically, in a temporary way. H1B is not an immigration visa, it's a temporary working visa, for which duel-intent is acknowledged (it's legal for an H1B holder to intend to get and apply for a green card.) But at the end of the day, an H1B visa is still a temporary work visa, not an immigration visa.
Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun
by seanmcdirmid on Friday November 04, 2022 @12:45PM
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It leads to immigration in the sense that an H1-B terminates in a green card or the worker loses it after 6 years. Compared to a Chinese Z work visa, which you can just renew indefinitely and has no path to a permanent residency, an H1-B is a completely different beast.
Re:Twitter’s mass layoffs have begun
by wobbly_bush on Friday November 04, 2022 @02:48PM
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That's hiding behind technicalities. A person on H1B needs to leave the country within 30 days after being laid off. What life plans can one make around that? Even a simple housing lease is minimum 12 months in most parts of the country.
The idea behind h1b is to bring people to this country to work in useful and productive ways. Telling people to get the fuck out after a few years of work (even if they've spent 8-10 years in school here prior to that) is heartless and definitely not good for the country.