I agree with you with respect to timing, but I don't think it's too much of one thing or another, and just chalk it up to typical Trump Administration "move fast and make things dumb" approach to various policies. I guess it's possible they chose this weekend to enact the highest shakedown possible on H1B visa holders outside the United States, but I'm reluctant to give them that much credit. I think they just said here is the policy, go now and the inconveniences be damned.

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intended 7 hours ago | parent [-]

What you wrote reminds me of descriptions of the Soviet Union.

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ericmay 6 hours ago | parent [-]

In which way? Because of the poor implementation?

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intended 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The capriciousness, lack of concern with reality, the poor implementation…

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ericmay 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Eh I think that’s a general feature of governments, not necessarily something unique to the Trump administration.

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habinero 2 hours ago | parent [-]

This sure didn't happen under Biden.

	▲	ericmay 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Depends on your perspective. How callous and poorly implemented was the withdrawal from Afghanistan? I know Trump signed the deal, but Biden was responsible for the execution at the time. It’s helpful to not be dogmatic about these things, and even more helpful if you abandon partisanship.