New US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms

doesn't this just increase the desire by companies to hire people remotely in other countries?

malshe 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

WSJ reported today that 100 K fees was basically the bone Lutnick threw at the immigration opponent groups in exchange for their support for the $1 million Trump branded Gold card.

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kjkjadksj 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are hiring teams responding by favoring US citizens already or is this a “wait and see” sort of thing with no change to hiring?

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vsskanth 17 hours ago | parent [-]

Citizens are always favored. It costs way more money, lawyers, time and paperwork to hire someone on a visa. HR hates it.

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more_corn 17 hours ago | parent [-]

The word on the street is it was cheaper to hire foreigners than locals. This probably changes that.

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DiscourseFan 17 hours ago | parent [-]

I mean they are cheaper initially, but as they gain experience and knowledge they aren’t cheaper than anyone else. The difference is that initial cost saving blocks a lot of people who are already US citizens from developing those skills and knowledge.

	▲	spacebacon 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		One more reason for employers to invest in their local communities now … This comes down to cheap education. The skills can be acquired cheaper abroad. Companies can provide free education now or pay the 100k which is close to the cost of education here.
	▲	seivan 16 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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