Help me understand the administration angle here. I mean, obviously, it disenfranchises American workers and corps have been abusing it for 30nyears now, no news there. Is it to pressure concessions elsewhere from tech companies as the corporate-technofascist state solidifies?
Here’s an article from 2022 about how when working in VC he of course invested in companies that proscribe to the visa abuse practices he’s railing against: https://www.axios.com/2022/04/22/jd-vances-investments-made-use-of-h-1b-visas-he-opposes
Is the snake eating its tail here? Is the left hand slapping the right hand? TF.
As an American tech worker, this would be to my advantage. But also it flies in the face of their actions to increase H1B visas. And also I’d give up any personal benefit to just have a sane fucking government.
It isn’t to your advantage because it’s performative.
Also, the current administration’s fuckery with tariffs, deregulation push on AI and overall unpredictability and inconsistency has probably done more to hurt tech sector hiring than outsourcing.
As I said, their actions fly in the face of this sentiment, so I’m not sure what he’s playing at here.
My thought was to say to other tech workers that this might sound like a bone being thrown to us but it is both disingenuous, and but a fart in the face of a raging tempest. Maybe that didn’t come through as clearly as I’d have liked.
My misunderstanding. I read the first sentence of your original comment as “this is good for me” and then the rest as “It’s counter to their recent actions and I want to get off the rollercoaster”.
Sounds like we’re on the same page though
They’re no more in favor of workers than any other GOP administration. But now they can say they spoke out against the practice (while watching their stock portfolios grow considerably).
Now do every other company and buisness in the USA. Preferably by mandating higher required pay and extremely harsh punishments for not paying it or upwards.
