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Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by lokar on Monday September 14, 2026 @05:10PM (#49704074)
They all eventually became permanent residents and citizens. But they all start off as h1 or the one that lets you stay a while after finishing a PhD. Some switched to O-1 (or whatever the extraordinary talent one is).

I’ve worked with some amazing Austrians who had to go to 3rd country for a year waiting for the lottery.

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Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by DragonStrength on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @03:17AM (#49708919)
I've worked with amazing people from all parts of the world. I'm a bit uncomfortable with bucketing my coworkers' abilities by ethnicity like this though.

But I am American: most of us couldn't even guess our own ethnic origins after a couple generations, especially if our ancestors weren't affluent. That fundamental difference in worldview makes all these discussions so difficult.

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