#h-1b — Public Fediverse posts

H-1B SALARY HIKE: US proposes raising entry-level wages to $97,746. Is the era of cheap tech labor over? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/h1b-visa-salary-increase-30-percent-dol-proposal-2026-xlsfiy53?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #H1B #VisaNews #USWorkVisa #TechJobs #DOL

Ok, but how is this the role of the state?

#TXPol #h1B

https://www.keranews.org/immigration/2026-04-30/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-north-texas-h-1b-visa-fraud-investigation

RE: https://flipboard.com/@npr/politics-v8m4p3ukz/-/a-lyLNjQfRQJKEoDaSRVJTpw%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

Do U.S. voters realize the scale and cost of the 47th #POTUS's *drastic* #immigration "slow-walking"?

This backlog is bigger than ALL FOUR YEARS of the 45th POTUS's term.

It's stopped TONS of #science by removing work authorization from LOADS of #scientists who were ALREADY LEGALLY WORKING HERE FOR YEARS (e.g., when graduating Ph.D. #students or #postdocs have to transition to an H-1B #visa when OPT expires).

We had to halt multiple #decisionScience projects when a Research Project Manager completed their doctorate. Why? Because #USCIS simply isn't processing certain #OPT applications — and #H1B processing is much slower than normal times. In the past year, the #UnitedStates multiplied this loss of #innovation and #productivity by HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS! And with no detectable benefit to #security, etc.

Naturally, the highest-skilled foreign nationals are taking their skills to other countries, contributing to further #brainDrain from the #USA.

Incredible waste and inefficiency.

The combination of economic and psychological factors is driving an increasing number to consider reverse migration. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/nri/little-savings-high-uncertainty-h-1b-visa-challenges-drive-nris-back-to-india-after-years-in-us-nmvz75ty?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #H1b #india #us #career #savings

Oracle’s strategy: lay off employees 🤖 while filing thousands of H-1B #petitions to hire “cheaper” replacements. Because who needs #job #security when you can have a revolving door of bewildered workers? 🚪💼
https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/ #Oracle #layoffs #H1B #workforce #issues #HackerNews #ngated

Oracle Files H-1B Visa Petitions Amid Mass Layoffs

https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/austin/news/2026/04/03/oracle-files-thousands-of-h-1b-visa-petitions-amid-mass-layoffs/

#HackerNews #Oracle #H1B #Visa #MassLayoffs #TechNews #ImmigrationPolicy

CW: US Politics

Trump admin wants to boost wages for H-1B green card applicants - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/h1b-green-card-visa-wage-level-change-trump-11748581 #H1B #Visa #Labor #USPolitics #TechNews

US plans to raise H-1B wages by revising prevailing pay rules, aiming to protect American jobs https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-h1b-visa-wage-rule-change-foreign-workers-mbqu50mi?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #USA #H1B #immigration

IT Staffing Firms (TCS, Cognizant, Infosis Underpay Developers by 80–100%

https://h1bdatahub.com/blog/cognizant-tcs-infosys-low-h1b-salaries-exposed

#HackerNews #ITStaffing #Firms #Underpay #Developers #H1B #Salaries #TCS #Cognizant #Infosis

🛂 Silicon Valley can’t import talent like before. So it’s exporting jobs

｢ For every H-1B rejection, companies hire 0.4-0.9 employees abroad, and most of these roles are concentrated in India, China, and Canada, the study found. ｣

https://restofworld.org/2026/h1b-visa-impact-india-tech-hiring-faamng/?utm_campaign=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss

#outsourcing #h1b #immigration

Sigh.

▶️ I Was a Director at Amex When They Started Replacing Us With $30K Workers
https://youtube.com/watch?v=t5fXrPMGM5E&si=lZadiKrSFsVlIX07
#amex #h1b

Back in the 90s, I had a friend from #India on a #h1b say, "they don't want me here, so I will go home."

And he did.

And he is, to date, happy with that choice. He got married, has kids, and lives well. Great guy, Sanjay.

So. I have seen this before.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/indian-origin-techie-drops-microsoft-developer-role-in-us-to-return-to-india-didnt-leave-to-retire-left-to-live/amp_articleshow/128127818.cms

#Texas Gov #GregAbbott ordered an investigation into the #H1B #visa program in the state, & directed #state agencies & #universities to suspend new visa petitions.

"In light of recent reports of abuse in the federal H-1B visa program, & amid the federal government’s ongoing review of that program to ensure American jobs are going to American workers, I am directing all state agencies to immediately freeze new H-1B visa petitions," Abbott said.

#law #immigration #labor
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/texas-governor-halts-new-h-1b-visa-petitions-by-state-agencies-public-2026-01-27/

At twitter, somebody posted "Gen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence, per FORTUNE"

But that's going as planned.🤷🏿‍♀️ They've been at wαr wιth Black ppl thιs whole tιme. But in addition to that, the #government has allowed the #billionaires to finally wreck the white mιddle class and replace their labor with #h1b and approved immigrants. 🤷🏿‍♀️ They're tιred of hving to care abt American #labor. To them, THIS was supposed to be all of our lιves. 👇🏿
#plutocracy #nafta #politics

Amazon is allowing employees stranded in India due to H-1B visa delays to work remotely until March 2, but strict rules ban coding and key job functions. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/education/career/amazon-relief-india-based-staff-comes-with-heavy-restrictions-amid-visa-restrictions-tya61jvf?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Amazon #H1B #RemoteWork #VisaDelays #TechWorkers

Indian professionals fear wage-based H-1B selection may reshape access to US tech jobs https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-h1b-visa-rule-change-indian-tech-workers-diaspora-concerns-hunuqnlb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #H1B #H1BVisa #Visa #Wage #USA

Apple ostrzega pracowników: „Nie wyjeżdżajcie z USA, bo możecie nie wrócić”. Powodem… kontrola social mediów

Praca w Apple Park to marzenie wielu, ale dla tysięcy inżynierów na wizach właśnie zamieniła się w „złotą klatkę”.

Apple, Google i Microsoft rozsyłają do swoich pracowników pilne notatki: jeśli wyjedziecie z USA na święta, możecie utknąć za granicą nawet na rok. Wszystko przez procedury wizowe, które wymagają pełnego prześwietlenia cyfrowego życia. Co istotne, social media screening istnieje w USA od 2019 roku, te przepisy się nie zmieniły teraz, zaostrzono jedynie procedury.

Kancelaria prawna Fragomen (obsługująca Apple) wysłała do pracowników na wizach H-1B (specjaliści) jasny komunikat: „Stanowczo odradzamy podróże międzynarodowe”.

Pokaż Facebooka, albo nie wjedziesz

Powodem paraliżu nie jest wirus czy polityczny ban, ale biurokracja i inwigilacja. USA wprowadziły nowe wymogi „social media screening” dla wnioskujących o wizy (i ich rodzin). Co to oznacza w praktyce?

Wnioskodawca musi podać wszystkie nazwy użytkownika (handles) z serwisów społecznościowych z ostatnich 5 lat. Wymagane jest ustawienie profili jako publiczne, aby urzędnik konsularny mógł przejrzeć historię aktywności.

Rok czekania na powrót

Nowe procedury sprawiły, że systemy w ambasadach (m.in. w Irlandii czy Wietnamie) się zatkały. Czas oczekiwania na „pieczątkę” w paszporcie wydłużył się w skrajnych przypadkach do 12 miesięcy. Choć wymóg ujawniania kont w mediach społecznościowych formalnie istnieje od kilku lat, obecnie został rozszerzony i zaostrzony proceduralnie — co w praktyce oznacza ręczną analizę profili i gigantyczne opóźnienia.

Dla Apple to gigantyczny problem operacyjny – tylko w 2024 roku firma złożyła wnioski o 3880 wiz H-1B. Jeśli ci ludzie wyjadą teraz do rodzin na święta, mogą nie wrócić do biurek w Cupertino przez wiele miesięcy.

To przerażający precedens, który pokazuje, że w cyfrowym świecie granice państw zaczynają przebiegać także przez profile na Instagramie i X (Twitterze).

#Google and #Apple have advised #employees on #visas not to travel outside the US due to significant delays in #visaprocessing at embassies, potentially up to a year. The delays are attributed to enhanced #vettingrequirements, including #socialmediascreening, for #H1B visa workers and their dependents. https://www.businessinsider.com/google-tells-visa-holders-stamp-leave-us-return-delays-2025-12?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#Massachusetts, other states sue to block $100,000 visa fee for skilled workers; say it would harm hospitals, colleges and public schools
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/massachusetts-other-states-sue-block-100000-visa-fee-skilled-workers
#lawsuits #H1B

"19 States Sue Trump Administration Over $100,000 H-1B Visa Fees"

Ty Roush for @Forbes

#news #uspol #trump #visas #immigration #h1b

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/12/12/19-states-sue-trump-administration-over-100000-h-1b-visa-fees/

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Censors & Sensibility

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/11/ctrl-alt-speech-censors-sensibility/