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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by skydhash on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:33PM (#45306916)
Maybe? But what about training and talent pool? Imagine how many companies would not take off because there’s no one to implement the founder’s idea. Imagine you’re a startup and you have hiring difficulties because all the good ones are over at Oracle or Microsoft (doubting the existence of FAANG).
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by reliabilityguy on Friday September 19, 2025 @05:42PM (#45307017)
Maybe, maybe not. Too many factors to consider, and it’s extremely hard to get a definitive answer.
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by sciencesama on Friday September 19, 2025 @06:11PM (#45307334)
We can arrest all of them and send them back like in hyundai !
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by nxm on Friday September 19, 2025 @07:05PM (#45307841)
If they don’t have valid visas for the kind of work they were doing, like was the case for Hyundai, then the indeed were breaking the law
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by randomname93857 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @03:57PM (#45326102)
>> Imagine how many companies would not take off because there’s no one to implement the founder’s idea... Why should we do imaginary stats with narrated conditions? America striven on startups well before H1B became expanded so much it's barely doesn't include janitor positions... with smaller H1B pool, startups may need pay more. But also more compensation and demand in IT in US would make more people go to IT - smth-smth middle class, not poor class. BTW, what's the stats on how many doctors and lawyers come to US on H1B?
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