H-1B data mega-thread | Eastern NC Now

H-1B facts

ENCNow

By Robert Sterling

I downloaded five years of H-1B data from the US DOL website (4M+ records) and spent the day crunching data.

I went into this with an open mind, but, to be honest, I'm now *extremely* skeptical of how this program works.

The program has a statutory limit of 85,000 visas per year, but employers routinely receive approval for more than 800k applications per year (868k, or 10x the limit, in 2024).

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1873174358535110953

Lots of good charts and graphs.


Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published )
Enter Your Comment ( text only please )



Comments

( December 30th, 2024 @ 5:41 pm )
 
President Trump made very significant reforms in the H-1B visa program in 2020 to clean it up and end the abuse. A few months later, however, on his first day in office, Joe Biden wiped out all of those refotms. Biden then started allowing things that made the abuses even worse. While we need these visas to continue in line with what they were origianlly intended to be, President Trump now has an even bigger mess to clean up with these visas than he did in 2020.

One of the leading organizations fighting against illegal immigration, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (F.A.I.R.) had a thoughtful proposal for reforming the problematic H-1B visa program long before the current storm broke, including both ideas that President Trump implemented in 2020 and some new additions to prevent the current abuse.

One can sort of sympathize with Musk's emotional reaction since it has come out that when Musk himself first came to America, it was on an H-1B visa.
Big Bob said:
( December 30th, 2024 @ 5:06 pm )
 
President Elon and trumpy will duke it out.
So far, Elon is winning.
( December 30th, 2024 @ 12:48 pm )
 
The Indians have earned little sympathy in Congress because nearly all of them were imported by investors and their executives to take career-starting, mid-skill white-collar jobs that would otherwise have gone to young U.S. professionals.
The Indians are allowed to take desirable careers from Americans because many U.S. employers use the H-1B, L-1, J-1, TN, OPT, CPT, and H4EAD programs to hire low-wage foreign graduates, mostly for entry-level jobs. Indians get roughly 70 percent of these visas.

These programs are uncapped, do not require the jobs be offered to Americans, and do not require a skills test. Only the uncapped O-1 “genius visa” requires proof of prior accomplishment.
Those numbers suggest that at least 600,000 Indian H-1B workers now hold white-collar jobs needed by American graduates. More than 500,000 other Indians hold jobs via other visa programs.
This inflow is cheered on by executives who can convert every $1 in payroll savings into $20 of additional stock value.
www.breitbart.com
Follow the money.
( December 30th, 2024 @ 12:15 pm )
 
Thanks for explaining what passes for a thought process behind your posts, Bobbie. You're a hit dog, huh? At least in your mind.
Big Bob said:
( December 30th, 2024 @ 11:48 am )
 
A hit dog barks.
( December 30th, 2024 @ 9:08 am )
 
There he goes again. Bigot Bob tries to bring race into everything, and it is usually not appropriate like here. The big abusers of the H-1B visas are the crooked woke corporations like Disney. Those abuses do need to be dealt with.
Big Bob said:
( December 29th, 2024 @ 5:06 pm )
 
Yup. Rich white people need the workers. President Elon has spoken and trumpis in line.
( December 29th, 2024 @ 5:40 pm )
 
Here is Elon Musk's take on what needs to be done to fix the broken and abused H-1B visa program: www.thegatewaypundit.com
View All Comments



In 2024, Israel showed us what anti-fascism really means Rant & Rave, Editorials, Beaufort Observer, Op-Ed & Politics Former President Jimmy Carter died today. He was 100


HbAD0

Latest Op-Ed & Politics

ruling leaves congressional districts intact = huge blow to Spanberger
illegal alien "asylum seeker" migrants are a crime wave on both sides of the Atlantic
If you are covering Roy Cooper in Greensboro today, please consider the following statement from the Republican National Committee:

HbAD1

Obama and Biden judges abuse power for political reasons to try to stop Haitian deportations
teachers union rally held on major socialist / communist May Day holiday
Democrats foment climate of violence against Trump and GOP
Cheryl Hines. Dennis Quaid. Nicki Minaj. All became associated with the Trump administration. What happened next?

HbAD2

A federal grand jury in North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two charges related to making threats against President Donald Trump.
Their goal was simple: to put a Planned Parenthood in every mailbox in America.
Treasury officials allege these groups pose as humanitarian entities while covertly siphoning donations to Hamas.
President Donald Trump has publicly floated regime change and other aggressive actions toward Cuba.
With a new roadside plaque unveiled in Ellerbe on April 23, legendary wrestler and local resident André René Roussimoff is finally getting the formal recognition fans believe he deserves.
Following a string of attacks, critics are calling for denaturalizations. It's not that simple.

HbAD3

Understanding how parties work is important for making informed decisions regarding elected officials.
The solution is not to legalize the problem; it is to enforce the law consistently and deter future illegal immigration.
The teachers union is pushing to cancel school on May 1 as Chicago public schools continue to report dismal student proficiency rates.
Mission accomplished on sending inspiration from the dark side of the moon.
Beaufort County residents deserve lower taxes and should demand them from government.
"Pay no attention to the folks behind the curtain" was their preference but things are beginning to come to light.

HbAD4

 
 
Back to Top