People on H1Bs, I can't imagine how scary it all is. I'm disgusted you are going through this. I don't think I have ever worked with an H1B co-worker that I didn't want as a permanent fellow american. I may have been frustrated when their skills weren't where they should have been, but that again was on the companies gaming the system. On the personal level I never once worked with someone I wouldn't have been thrilled to be my friend/neighbor/inlaws. We aren't upset you are here. We are frustrated at how companies are using this system. I know that sort of semantics don't matter when it's your actual LIFE being torn up/risked/threatened.
I have been critical of H1B on here. I think it has been abused by companies and hurt American workers. But I also think we should allow more just plain old immigration (that doesn't give companies crazy leverage over workers).
I think people currently under the program should be exempted. You can't invite people into your home, then after they build their lives around that alter the deal. That's incredibly fucked up. Especially when it's kind people excited to come live in your house with you.
My first responses on here when this happened was 'about time'. And then I saw frantic people posting and my heart broke and I felt sick I had posted that.
I have been critical of H1B on here. I think it has been abused by companies and hurt American workers. But I also think we should allow more just plain old immigration (that doesn't give companies crazy leverage over workers).
I think people currently under the program should be exempted. You can't invite people into your home, then after they build their lives around that alter the deal. That's incredibly fucked up. Especially when it's kind people excited to come live in your house with you.
My first responses on here when this happened was 'about time'. And then I saw frantic people posting and my heart broke and I felt sick I had posted that.