New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore

Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by jvanderbot on Monday September 14, 2026 @11:02AM (#49698123)

Both can be true.

Finding the top 1% gets better results if you have a wider net.

Finding the cheapest 20% does too...

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Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by lokar on Monday September 14, 2026 @11:04AM (#49698155)

There is absolutely a ton of abuse. It actually hurts efforts to get the best people. They end up getting put in overseas offices.

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Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by jvanderbot on Monday September 14, 2026 @11:33AM (#49698711)

I'm absolutely sure there is. Any poorly specified constraint will be abused.

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Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by lokar on Monday September 14, 2026 @12:37PM (#49699753)

And it’s a hard problem to fully specify. A lot of people here seem to think that CS style analytical thinking can solve every real world problem precisely. That’s just not true.

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