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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by mikert89 on Friday September 19, 2025 @09:42PM (#45309194)
A huge reason that no one can afford anything is because of wage suppresion
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by marcusverus on Friday September 19, 2025 @10:12PM (#45309516)
Yep. There is a huge amount of American talent wallowing in low-level, dead end jobs because corporations have been actively incentivized to hire cheap, captive foreign labor rather than foster American talent. I am absolutely thrilled to witness this return to sanity.
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by dzhiurgis on Friday September 19, 2025 @10:58PM (#45309859)
For tech jobs a lot of offshoring will happen. Been working for US for last 8 years. It’s great.
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