Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications
by dotnet00 on Saturday September 20, 2025 @08:33AM
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You strongly agree with making people who were legally living their lives in the US lose access to everything they own overnight just because they happened to be outside the country on a random day?
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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications
by breitling on Saturday September 20, 2025 @08:45AM
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Yes, you got it right. Prioritize locals.
Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications
by dotnet00 on Saturday September 20, 2025 @09:44AM
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You've got to be braver than that about your desires. Be upfront about it instead of dodging the question.
This isn't about prioritizing locals, locals aren't being priorizited by taking away the belongings of someone whose only crime was being a legal immigrant.
If it was solely about prioritizing locals, the rule would make a one-time exemption for H1B holders who happen to be outside the country, so they have the ability to figure things out with their employer, sort out their affairs, sell off vehicles etc, sort out their leases and pack up their belongings to bring with them.
Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications
by rsynnott on Saturday September 20, 2025 @10:29AM
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Say you’re a multinational, with offices in the US, Europe, Asia. You need to hire more people. _Where are you going to do it_? The place where the rules change every ten minutes?
This doesn’t prioritise locals; it will almost certainly cause large companies to concentrate their high-skilled employment elsewhere.
Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications
by ponector on Saturday September 20, 2025 @03:30PM
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>> it will almost certainly cause large companies to concentrate their high-skilled employment elsewhere
And this is actually a good thing. More diverse workforce, more investment into other countries.