Do you not understand these particular visas? The companies bring people in, underpay them, then treat them like slaves. All because "We can't find qualified Americans!" All while jobs in the tech sector are crashing. Dipshit accidentally pulled a good move.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I agree about the visas. The problem is the constant uncertainty and chaos. And similar to the situation with undocumented labour: huge chunks of the American economic system are predicated on exploitation. There are right ways and wrong ways to correct it... But this is neither. No one wins.

From jobs to housing to crime to inflation to foreign policy: compared to what trump has been doing, it would be difficult to damage the country more if you tried.

[–] caltex777@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Except he can exempt his friends. He looks got to MAGA, while forcing all the big tech companies to bend the knee. AWS won't deplatfom someone who criticized Trump, guess who needs to start paying their H1-B fees. Apple won't kick an app off the app store, fees kick in.

Demoracy is fucked.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

May work well work out that way, but Silicon Valley as a whole bent the knee, and now he does this to them?

[–] chisel@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago

You're surprised that Trump isn't paying his debts?