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Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by michaelt on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:04AM (#37338294)
Right, but if these people are skilled migrants working in in demand areas, that's 2 or 3 orders of magnitude less than an auction would raise.
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Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by mavelikara on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:31PM (#37342510)
People on H-1B do pay into programs like social security which they won’t be able to repatriate when they leave.

Agree that an auction will raise more money. My point was that there is significant amount of money H-1B programs generate already.

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Re:A serious case for dynamic scoring (immigration) by orochimaaru on Friday September 01, 2023 @12:08PM (#37352610)
Social security and Medicare. H1b holders pay into both but are not eligible for either. They are not entitled to get it back even when they return to their country of citizenship.

So yes - there’s a whole lot of $$ that are currently paid into by h1b holders.

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