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Ramaswamy wants to end the H-1B visa program he used 29 times (news.yahoo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The OP article looks like it's sourced from this article from Politico. In it, the only quotes attributed to Vivek on this topic directly are the following:

Yet, the H-1B system is “bad for everyone involved,” Ramaswamy told POLITICO.

“The lottery system needs to be replaced by actual meritocratic admission. It’s a form of indentured servitude that only accrues to the benefit of the company that sponsored an H-1B immigrant. I’ll gut it,” he said in a statement, adding that the U.S. needs to eliminate chain-based migration.

“The people who come as family members are not the meritocratic immigrants who make skills-based contributions to this country.”

I guess, based on the above, I agree with Vivek here. I'd want to know specifics to what other detailed changes he'd support, but I'm not sure most people in the US would have an issue with the above sentiment. Interested to hear others' thoughts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I agree with the first two points but the las point is ridiculous. H1b workers' families come under h4 (family is only spouse and children under 21, no parents or siblings), and h4 cannot work by design. My wife has the same qualifications as me, but had to quit her job to come as my h4, because it is not easy to manage two h1bs in sync. She can get an EAD now and work again (republicans are against this), but now she has to focus on bringing up our child so she is staying home. You want skilled workers but don't want them to have families? Where is the logic in this?

[–] BakedGoods 2 points 1 year ago

"You want skilled workers but don't want them to have families? Where is the logic in this?"

You're supposed to work for low pay and then leave.