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In reply to the discussion: The Gish Gallop of the HRC bashers [View all]MaggieD
(7,393 posts)The link pertaining to HB1 Visas was Hillary stating she supported them for STEM jobs for Silicon valley and other tech companies.
I live in the Seattle area. My wife worked for a long time in Silicon Valley and then for Microsoft as a manager. There is a real problem with finding STEM qualified applicants in this area. MS has used the HB1 visa program to fill a good number of vacant jobs here. They are paid well. In addition, we have a booming job market here. Low unemployment, easy to sell a house, and great schools. So much for your sky is falling claims.
Secondly, in the exact same video she touts support for funding to improve the number of STEM qualified American graduates, and emphasizes the importance of the US generating it's own workers through government support for this type of education.
And she is exactly fucking right.