in thursdays debate trump said he’s changed his stance on this issue. what his website says is no longer relavent.
trump’s new position h1b visas ok for some.
trump said
“And one of the biggest problems we have is people go to the best colleges ... as soon as they’re finished, they get shoved out. They want to stay in this country. They want to stay here desperately. They’re not able to stay here. For that purpose, we absolutely have to be able to keep the brainpower in this country.”
You are getting closer. It was getting warm in a room or Marco Polo in the pool.
“And one of the biggest problems we have is people go to the best colleges ... as soon as they’re finished, they get shoved out. They want to stay in this country. They want to stay here desperately. They’re not able to stay here. For that purpose, we absolutely have to be able to keep the brainpower in this country.”
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“I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions.”
This does not preclude allowing some to stay where there are positions available that are not filled by Americans.
In other words, one does not preclude the other. This is a thorny issue for all politicians.
The brightest students would leave and start competing ventures outside the US. that’s is the rub. However, most people being brought in on HB1 visas do not fit the “people go to the best colleges”. In Silicon Valley they are not bringing in better students...they are doing it because the company owns the slot...its a form of servitude. Even though the HB1 visa worker is supposed to be paid the “prevailing wage” this gets cheated all the time. It also makes it difficult for the visa worker to go to another company because they must get permission from their “corporate sponsor”. If you allowed no corporate sponsorship...it would take away the companies incentive to bring them...they would become “free agents” like other grads and the wages would rise.
There is a lot more to this program than people realize.