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A Trump H-1B crackdown could hit Big Tech hard, with Amazon suffering most. (restofworld.org)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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U.S. tech firms — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple — were the top 10 employers of H-1B recipients in 2024.

  • Amazon workers bagged the highest number of H-1B visas every year between 2020 and 2024.
  • U.S. companies have grown exponentially and need more IT talent.
  • Indian IT firms have scaled back H-1B filings amid increased scrutiny.
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

"H-1B crackdown"? They wanted more H-1B people because it's essentially slave labor, especially now that deportations are ramped up.

If it weren't for H-1B, Musk would have been left with no staff for Twitter.

This is some weird doublespeak because make no mistake, Trump and Musk are only going to try to increase H-1B labor.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

This honestly is probably the best wedge issue between Musk and the MAGA right.

We need to keep pushing them to fight each other.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

Once you start the train going down the racism track, it's hard to put the brakes on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Now they'll just hire more offshore instead.