Clinton Calms Silicon Valley’s Worries, Promises To Preserve High-Skill Visas

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33. Won't vote from Trump either

I'm not 100% sure that Trump will expand H1B program, but it doesn't matter, I have no intentions of voting for him either. At this point I simply plan to sit this one out.

It would be nice if there was a candidate that was serious about protecting US jobs. They certainly try to talk a good game about investing in jobs, creating jobs, blah blah blah. But then do shit that is the exact opposite of what they say about existing jobs. H1B's take jobs from US citizens and they suppress wages. Why ANY politician would create and support this type of program is beyond me. Our government is supposed to work FOR us and HELP US.

Wages in the tech industry have gone nowhere for a long time now, why do you think that is? It's a bullshit policy and it needs to go away. How about a policy to give the tech companies tax credits for providing training or giving money to colleges and other places that train tech workers. There are lots of things that can be done instead of simply giving these companies the cheap labor they want. I find it very odd that anybody on a site like this would support H1B's. There are tons of threads on minimum wage, basic income, living wages, etc., which are all good, but then why would you support all those workers but then not tech workers? I just don't get it.