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Re:H-1B Visa Changes Approved by White House by toomuchtodo on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @04:25PM (#44881402)
I have personally seen H-1B visas used to displace US workers for labor cost optimization. Bloomberg has even done a piece on this.

H-1B Middlemen Bring Cheap Labor to Citi, Capital One - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44398978 - June 2025

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Re:H-1B Visa Changes Approved by White House by simianwords on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @01:31AM (#44884932)
H1B is ultimately a cost optimization technique from the start. And it is a good thing overall for everyone.

You can technically be forced to hire only citizens by paying them really high salaries but you wouldn’t be able to have that many businesses.

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Re:H-1B Visa Changes Approved by White House by franktankbank on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @08:46AM (#44887785)
> H1B is ultimately a cost optimization technique

If you don't account for the kickback schemes and terrible results.

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