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Legal Battles Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Heat Up
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-12-15 20:59
The context is companies that take the financial hit, but also states that tried to push back on it. And the latest is that we understand a group of states are actually suing to block this in particular. Do you think that that's going to gain any traction.I do think that it's going to gain traction because what the states are doing that's different than some of the lawsuits that have already been filed is they're making a legal argument based on their specific state economies, which I think is a really impo ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-15 13:20
♦️ Congress considers several health-care proposals.♦️ The attorneys-general of 20 states sue the Trump administration over H-1B visa costs.♦️ Police are still searching for the gunman responsible for the shooting at Brown University.Keep up with US politics https://t.co/vpV22LLupi ...
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Nick Szabo· 2025-12-05 03:24
Labor Market Analysis - The report's central argument is that H-1B and similar foreign-labor programs have evolved into an integral component of the tech labor market, rather than a marginal one [1] - Companies are allegedly using these programs to import cheaper and more compliant labor [1] - These programs facilitate the offshoring of entire departments [1] - Despite these practices, companies continue to promote their workforce as "best and brightest" [1] Impact on American Workers - Hundreds of thousands of American tech workers are facing layoffs, underemployment, or exclusion from the industry [1] Policy Debate - Washington is internally divided on whether the H-1B program is a "talent engine" or a "betrayal of American workers" [1]
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Nick Szabo· 2025-12-04 16:35
RT Railfan🇺🇲✝️ (@1776Railfan)Right before he was assassinated, Charlie Kirk called for repealing the H-1B visa and suspending most legal immigration.Republicans in Congress should honor Charlie by repealing Hart-Celler. It was his life goal to save Heritage America and now it's our turn to finish the job. https://t.co/vUEKX7Fo2Z ...
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Nick Szabo· 2025-12-03 05:47
RT Brotherhood (@DiggingInTheDi1)Someone discovered how the fraudulent Indian visa pipeline worksDenken Solutions, Inc owns a spiders web of "independent" companies who illegally sponsor jobs that don't exist so they can file for the H-1B lottoWhen they win a visa they secretly reassign the user to whatever contract they can acquire from a major tech org at a huge discount and pocket the rest of the salary for themselvesThis is very, very illegal and yet they're doing it at incredible scale, thousands of em ...
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Nick Szabo· 2025-12-02 23:49
RT Hany Girgis (@SanDiegoKnight)This document is wild.ITServe Alliance literally lists its “success stories” as:• reversing USCIS rules• overturning DOL rules• suing both agencies and winning• defeating H-1B wage increases• keeping the old lottery system alive• pushing the HIRE Act• and running its own PAC to lobby CongressThis isn’t an advocacy group.This is a private visa cartel bragging about rewriting U.S. immigration policy for itself.@StephenM @JDVance @USCISJoe @USDOL @RonDeSantis ...
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Nick Szabo· 2025-11-18 19:58
RT James Fishback (@j_fishback)BREAKING: @ByronDonalds says he *would not* tax companies that hire H-1Bs and fire American workers.Unlike H-1Byron, if I were Florida Governor, I would tax and punish any company who fires Americans and replaces them with H-1Bs. ...
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Nick Szabo· 2025-11-17 03:42
RT James Fishback (@j_fishback)I’ll fire *every single H-1B* working at our state agencies before the sun sets on my first day as Florida Governor. Then we’ll hire incredible Floridians for those posts. ...
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Nick Szabo· 2025-11-15 02:18
Labor Practices & Immigration - The report alleges that the H-1B visa program is being used to import cheap labor instead of attracting the "best and brightest" talent [1] - Companies are accused of manufacturing workers through "training & placement" pipelines to feed a visa-to-client conveyor belt, replacing American workers [1] - The model relies on OPT, CPT, GC, and EAD programs [2] - The process involves minimal "training" (100 hours) and "real-time assignments" (50 hours) before placing workers in full-time U S jobs under visa dependency [3] Scale & Scope - The companies involved claim to have 30+ direct clients and 50+ vendor contracts, including major U S brands [2] - The operation has processed over $100 million in payroll [3] - The operation has facilitated over 1,100 OPT placements [3] - The operation has processed over 250 H-1B visas [3] - The operation has processed over 80 green cards [3] Recruitment Promises - The companies promise personalized interview preparation, continuous mentorship, and guaranteed placement within 2-3 weeks [2] - The companies openly highlight their immigration output [2]
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Nick Szabo· 2025-11-13 19:16
RT Project for Immigration Reform (@PFIRorg)You should see how the H-1B visa alone has transformed the demographics of Texas, North Carolina, and Northern California (Bay Area). It’s literally replacement migration, and even the NYT agrees: https://t.co/hdy2YXhUrt ...