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Why Would We do This?
Since 2015, the spouses of H-1B visa holders waiting for green cards have been eligible to work in the U.S. on H-4 dependent visas, thanks to a rule introduced by President Obama. Many H-1B visa holders are highly skilled, working in the tech sector.
But in a statement Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said it intends to do away with that rule.
The department didn't explain its reasons, saying only it was acting "in light of" the "Buy American, Hire American" executive order that President Trump signed in April.
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Re: Why Would We do This?
Meanness.
It’s that simple
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Why Would We do This?
Maybe someone should look at the Mar-a-Largo hires !
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
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Re: Why Would We do This?
Mean-spirited and shortsighted.
Mean-spirited: The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since Feb 2001. So there is no need to do this to save jobs for American citizens.
Shortsighted: it discourages highly educated people who work in the tech sector from coming here, thus decreasing our competitiveness in the future.
But, heck, our future is in coal anyway.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.