Posted on 10/27/2025 7:44:26 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
US entrepreneur and former Dogecoin adviser James Fishback has called for a complete halt on hiring skilled workers from India and other countries, saying American companies should focus on local talent instead.
Fishback, who leads the investment firm Azoria and has previously worked with Elon Musk, said in a post on X that major technology companies are giving jobs to people from India and China while qualified Americans struggle to find opportunities.
US companies “not looking for Americans”
“Here’s the ugly truth: they’re not even looking for Americans. They refuse to interview them. They hide job postings in obscure newspapers to ‘check the box’, and when no one ‘applies’, they import another foreign worker,” said Fishback. He said this denies “qualified American[s] a job, a wage, and the dignity and purpose that come with both.”
Fishback said there are enough skilled workers in the United States, but companies overlook them in favour of cheaper overseas hires through the H-1B visa route.
Calls for a halt to legal immigration
Fishback said even legal skilled immigration was unnecessary.
“I support a complete immigration moratorium. Because what makes America special isn’t who we import, it’s who we already have,” said Fishback. He said millions of US citizens remain “underemployed, underpaid, or overlooked”.
Foreign workers told to build in their own countries
Fishback urged people in India, China and other countries to stay home and contribute to their own economies.
“To those abroad who love freedom and dream of coming here: I don’t blame you. You want what we have. But your countries need you,” said Fishback. “Stay there. Build something worthy there. Make your nation strong, as we make ours great again.”
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Good article.
These people need to leave. They are weakening g our country and its companies.
Time to get tribal.
To close to a norm. While overall we are all spoiled compared to most of human or at least American history, every new generation since about 1960 has been less industrious then the previous one, and more demanding of having being in charge and their own way, partly due to contraception.
I didn’t say it, I just listened to 4 people in 4 different states (AZ, CO, AR, TX). Three are business owners, one is an executive at a trucking company. They said nothing about hiring or wanting foreign workers, that wasn’t mentioned. They volunteered their experiences.
Now you’re backing away, after having said it.
Troll.
that’s rot.
India is losing (and has been losing) its best and brightest to the USA in the form of a brain drain for decades.
These are far, far from the “piles” as you say - which is why the Indians in the USA have the highest education, salaries etc. among all ethnic groups.
This is NOT the Indian plan - it is contrary to what their Prime Minister Modi wants.
President Trump’s locking down on H1Bs will only be good for India - the best and brightest will be forced to stay in India and change it faster.
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