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Originally Posted by DogJuiceMan
H1Bs are about 275K new slots opening up.
EB5 should actually be kept because they create jobs, and bring in a lot of wealth. We ALWAYS want rich people moving here through the easy EB5 path.
We NEVER want to import unskilled low wage jobless individuals.
Skilled Labor immigration was what unleashed the American economic powerhouse. You always want skilled labor, talented people, educated people moving in. They almost always are a net gain and have low amounts of criminality, plus they probably pay more in taxes than they consume.
Around 200K OPTs could be cleared out.
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Honestly H-1Bs make it harder to get a job within US as a fresh grad, employers give too much of a shit about experience even if they are importing people who write "Indian code".
That being said, I think the system should remain roughly as it is, but I think the "We found no qualified US workers" requirement should be a little bit tighter. It should be "We found nobody qualified and nobody we can train for the role in a reasonable timeframe", and OPTs should be given priority to whoever is abroad both for EB-2/3 and H-1B.
EB-5s should be left as they are. These guys pump a lot of money into existing businesses and they're freaking loaded and really don't need a job. My former boss owned both an immigration law practice and an EB-5 regional center. First thing we did as they were getting their visas and coming to US was helping them find houses to buy for cash, generally on Long Island, which isn't as expensive as inside NYC but still expensive.