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	mvdwoord 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore So it was never about the talent, but just about cost?
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toomuchtodo 10 days ago | [–]

First time? meme here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540700 (citations)

(was always about cost, the US produces ~2M more college graduates per year than it needs, the system wants a labor surplus to contain labor costs)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49378010 (citations)

stego-tech 10 days ago | [–]

Seems like, if the $100k fee is too high a barrier to clear for talent they claim they cannot find domestically.

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