So much for being a safe and lucrative place for all the best minds of the world.
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#12Here's the email from MS, supposedly: https://x.com/onestpress/status/1969444099317981563
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#13So much for being a safe and lucrative place for all the best minds of the world.
I could be wrong but I thought O-1 was the genius visa and H1B was the skilled labor visa.
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#14"creating panic among many - particularly Indian passengers - who even chose to leave the aircraft" Are they are getting off the aircraft because they believe the "fee" will be required of their employment imminently, and that their employer will not pay it, and this will lead to their visa getting cancelled before they could return to the United States?
It doesn’t seem very unclear - the president made up a policy it isn’t possible to comply with, since there is no way to actually pay the massive bribe, in addition to probably being illegal, but nonetheless CBP may start refusing entry to people in hours.
why do you say its a bribe? where is actual money going?
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#15So much for being a safe and lucrative place for all the best minds of the world.
Doesn't the 100k fee ensure only the best (most worthwhile in a capitalist system) come and you don't end up with mass used to undercut local wages?
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#16It will never last. There is a 0% chance even one company or person will ever pay this fee. Only an act of congress can change visa requirements, and it will never come up for a full floor vote. Ever. So it will be in legal limbo, and therefore can be ignored.
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#17Jesus fucking Christ reading the comments on that thread.
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#18Just causing chaos and confusion for no reason. Not that it matters, but can he even do this without Congress? One of the most frustrating things is witnessing all the things this admin has done that a normal admin wouldn't be able to do within "rules and norms" like we couldn't even get student loan cancellation under Biden.
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#19This isn't law so aren't we a few hours from this being put on injunction? This is just abusive to people who are doing great work and following the rules.
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#20Note that the fee can be waived at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security. So, just like the tariffs, one purpose of this change is to give companies the opportunity to come to the White House and ask what favors they can do in exchange for a waiver.