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jmbar2

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1. "Debates" on mainstream media are generally not accurate. Ron Hira is THE expert. See what he has to say...
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 02:05 PM
Mar 17

He critiques the "Immigration industrial complex" for exploiting immigrant workers over US workers. There has been no "stem shortage" - just lies told to get support for raising H!-B visa caps. The collateral damage has been to American workers who invested in training to fill false "Shortages", taking on ruinous student loan debt, only to be laid off and replaced.

https://cis.org/Oped/New-data-show-no-STEM-worker-shortage

https://www.epi.org/blog/tech-and-outsourcing-companies-continue-to-exploit-the-h-1b-visa-program-at-a-time-of-mass-layoffs-the-top-30-h-1b-employers-hired-34000-new-h-1b-workers-in-2022-and-laid-off-at-least-85000-workers/

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20210713/112814/HMTG-117-JU01-Wstate-HiraR-20210713.pdf

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