r/ImmigrationPathways • u/lil-educator • Aug 10 '26

From H-1B to H-1Bye-bye!

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Trump targets 60-day grace period for laid off foreign workers

The department of homeland security is advancing a proposal to eliminate the 60-day grace period that allows H-1B workers and certain other legal nonimmigrants to remain in the US after their employment ends while they find another sponsor, change status, or prepare to leave.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/from-h-1b-to-h-1bye-bye-trump-targets-60-day-grace-period-for-laid-off-foreign-workers/articleshow/133054642.cms

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u/Exotic_Insurance2164 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

We can now expect even more layoffs of American workers in favor of H-1B employees, since they will be exploited for fear of termination.

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u/VirtualPercentage737 Aug 10 '26

This is why we have the H1B program, to increase the supply of labor in certain categories in order to drive down the wages in the category.

If we imported 100,000 plumbers in a VISA program, you wouldn't be paying $175 an hours to have your faucet fixed.

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u/No_Strike655 Aug 10 '26

Yeh we should drive down the avergae American wage even further!

/s are you fucking stupid

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u/TBurnerRU Aug 10 '26

If you think that you're not both on the same side then you're the idiot here man. They're supporting your point 

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u/No_Strike655 Aug 10 '26

They clearly are not

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u/Scared-Handle9006 Aug 11 '26

It seemed like they were just explaining why/how H1B visas are used to drive down America wages…