[ConservingFreedom]

“This is very different than the carefully constructed, and misleading, narrative constructed by the tech industry that the H-1b program is primarily a vehicle for keeping people from abroad that the U.S. trained, and paid for,” Hira told TheDCNF.

Sadly, not just by the tech industry:

'Cruz said, “we should improve and streamline legal immigration.” He also discussed H-1B visas arguing that in the status quo, “every year US colleges and universities educate tens of thousands of foreign students who are getting masters and PhDs in engineering and math and computer science, and we’re sending them back to their countries. And as a result, they’re going back to their countries, they’re starting businesses there. They’re creating jobs there, and their companies are competing with us and taking jobs away from us. I don’t think that makes any sense. So, I’ve introduced legislation to increase the number of H-1B visas' - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3309118/posts

[driftdiver]

How about restricting foreign students from our universities?

[lewislynn]

And as a result, they’re going back to their countries, they’re starting businesses there. They’re creating jobs there, and their companies are competing with us and taking jobs away from us. I don’t think that makes any sense.

Business competition makes no sense to Cruz...Cruz doesn't believe in the free market, he's a lawyer, that's all he knows. He wants to control competition with legislation. Got it.

So, I’ve introduced legislation to increase the number of H-1B visas'

THAT make no sense. Introduce legislation that takes jobs away so they can't take jobs away Well unless you're shilling for the Chamber of Commerce and crony capitalists.

Is there a need for H1B workers? Maybe for business expansion but not as a replacement for laying off employees.

Hey Ted. How do H1B workers live here on less money than the American's they replace? Government subsidies?