> Instead of telling everyone else to check their privilege, maybe check your expectations.
Without such an expectation, who would pay tens of thousands a year to enroll in a random U.S. college, only to be told that there is absolutely no way they can work legally there?
Ironically there is no point in talking about much of this stuff (immigration requirements, priority dates, dual intent visas etc.) with most Americans because they do not understand it.
There is no point in engaging with someone who thinks H1B is a back door because they don’t know what they’re talking about. Other Americans can’t recognize this in the original comment because it’s not something they spend any time reading about (because it doesn’t actually matter to them).
The real backdoor visas would be something like a TN.
Instead of telling everyone else to check their privilege, maybe check your expectations. The world doesn't owe anyone anything. Claiming your desires are everyone else's problem is a deeply self-centered way to view the world.