Comments by "k98killer" (@k98killer) on "H-1B Visa in Tech: Good Idea or Bad Idea?" video.

  1. I interviewed with Walmart a few years ago as a software engineer for a security team support role (i.e. a tool maker). I noticed that about a quarter of the people working there were H-1B workers from India. The Americans there mentioned that they were proliferating somewhat quickly but held their tongues on whether or not they thought it was a good thing -- I could tell that they had mixed sentiments, but they did not express them verbally.
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  2. The H-1B program is not only bad for American workers, but it is also pretty predatory for the foreign workers. The employer basically has ultimate control over the lives of the employees because they can have their lives entirely uprooted if the employer does not continue filing the paperwork year after year; the employee cannot leave to take another job without returning to their home country; and if the employee wants a path to citizenship, only the employer can grant that, and only after many years of employment. It also has quotas that disproportionately favor Nordic countries for some reason, so it is not even remotely fair in any sense.
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