Yes, I know this memo above says "The proclamation does not impact the ability of any current visa holder to travel to or from the United States", but that means nothing, because it is coming from USCIS which has no authority here (CBP has).
Edit: i read up a bit more on it and i'm unimpressed. Apparently only 65 to 85 thousand of these visas are granted a year and about half of them go to about 5 companies (amazon, microsoft etc) , who can treat these employees however they like, because if they lose their jobs they face deportation.
This is simply going to push people away from coming to the US and we will see more and more robust tech competition with laws like this. Like them or hate them H1B visas are a major brain drain on all of the nations the US wants to compete with which is good for us not bad. Tech workers are not hurting in the salary department.
It sounds terrible if the sole purpose of H-1B is to pay less than the labor is worth.
Of course, this assumes that it actually has to be paid, rather than being used to extort political support.
President tweets something Friday afternoon and you probably had no idea.
The administration previously changed policy on undocumented workers in agriculture and hospitality a few times based on the social media reaction of far right influencers, business stakeholders and political organizations.
On 4chan some are trying to organize mass plane ticket reservation to prevent people who are abroad from coming back "in time". So who knows, maybe the newly clarified situation catches up with the far-right influencers and they force a change in the current position and another clarification that says that this fee is for everybody.
duxup•1h ago
Sounds like it's just corruption as a service.
jandrese•39m ago
cardamomo•20m ago
georgemcbay•11m ago
I'd assume the reply you are replying to is being sarcastic specifically in reference to that event.
There's currently an (Acting) IG for State as a replacement, but I think its pretty clear how long that job would last for him if he were to actually do it.
agildehaus•30m ago
duxup•9m ago
Trump isn't above cutting a deal and altering it and continuously making demands.
klipt•19m ago
Ygg2•10m ago
You let corruption fester and sooner or later those much less timid about their corruption will take the mantle.
FridayoLeary•2m ago
trhway•14m ago
FridayoLeary•6m ago
To be frank the H1b scheme seems slightly dodgy to me anyway. But i only learned about it 30 minutes ago.