The Replacements: How US Helps Foreign Workers Take American Jobs
- Two-Thirds of Silicon Valley's nearly 400,000 tech jobs are held by foreign-born workers, with more from India and China combined than from the U.S..
- The H-1B visa program, created in 1990 to address labor shortages, now allows tech companies to hire foreign workers at significantly lower costs, saving about $100,000 per worker over six years.
- In 2025, over 400,000 H-1B visas were approved, with 70% issued to Indian workers, despite an annual cap of 85,000, and new fees may reduce applications.
- Critics cite discrimination lawsuits and job losses associated with the H-1B program, while some lawmakers propose ending or reforming it.
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H-1B visas are tearing Silicon Valley apart
Another Gold Rush is underway in Silicon Valley. An entire generation has been encouraged to learn to code with the same earnestness as young Americans were once encouraged to “go West” in search of the precious metal. Find the right startup and you can become a billionaire too. Yet the shine is fading. More and more tech workers are rebelling against the use of cheap foreign labor that undercuts them. A recent investigation by RealClearInvestig…
How the H-1B visa replaces American workers
Mary, a veteran Silicon Valley marketer who can’t find a job, considers herself a victim of an H-1B visa program run amok.Her story, a U.S. native replaced by a foreign-born employee who is willing to work at a significantly lower wage, has become commonplace, particularly in the tech industry. Adding insult to injury, she says, her CEO, who hails from India, told her to train the man he selected to replace her before laying her off.Despite stin…
‘Low-cost Asian talent’: How the U.S. is helping foreign workers take American jobs * WorldNetDaily * by Steven Edginton, Real Clear Wire
Source link Mary, a veteran Silicon Valley marketer who can’t find a job, considers herself a victim of an H-1B visa program run amok. Her story, a U.S. native replaced by a foreign-born employee who is willing to work at a significantly lower wage, has become commonplace, particularly in the tech industry. Adding insult to
Analysis: Flawed U.S. Work Visa Policy Prioritizes Foreign Workers over Americans
U.S. tech workers are at the center of a battle brewing in Washington, D.C., over reforming the troubled H-1B visa program, which is designed to fill highly skilled positions when qualified American workers can’t be found.
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The Replacements: How US Helps Foreign Workers Take American Jobs
Mary, a veteran Silicon Valley marketer who can’t find a job, considers herself a victim of an H-1B visa program run amok. Her story, a U.S. native replaced by a foreign-born employee who
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