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Regardless, the H1-B program is sold to the public as a way to bring over highly-skilled individuals into roles that require those higher skills.

Yet, time and again we see that the emperor has no clothes: these programs are used to import labor from overseas because it's cheap.

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I can't speak to any abuse of these programs, but as a US citizen I value my co-workers on H1-Bs and want them to stay.

I would rather we make them full citizens not bound by threat of deportation so they can shop their skills around to the highest bidder rather than being used to depress wages for all.

If we are too stupid to see the benefits we derive from making them part of our nation I would rather we send them home.

Leaving the status quo as is would be the worst option.

Without sounding snarky or condescending, you should educate yourself about the H1-B program and about the ways how it is abused. It is as bad as those who have gone though it make it sound.

And I haven't met any of them who would prefer it gone entirely...

Your distaste isn't remotely as great as it ought to be.

I ought to have distaste for them? No.

Sure I'd reform the program, but I am glad that they can come here and so are they. I would be upset if they couldn't anymore and so would they.

Sorry to say, I don't think reforming the program with applicants in mind is on the table in this administration.

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