H-1B Visas and American Tech Workers: A Response to Jeffrey Sachs In this brief commentary, Kevin Lynn, Executive Director of the Institute for Sound Public Policy and Founder of U.S. Tech Workers, challenges economist Jeffrey Sachs' perspectives on America's economic divide. Lynn argues that contrary to Sachs' view that... education access and "upskilling" are the primary barriers for American workers, the real issue is displacement of qualified American tech professionals through visa programs like H-1B, L-1, and STEM OPT. Drawing on both statistical evidence and first-hand accounts from displaced workers, Lynn makes the case that these programs artificially suppress wages and create barriers for American STEM professionals despite their qualifications. CSD Columbiashow more

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I actively advise high school and college kids to stay out of IT because there isn’t a future in America for these jobs compared to how many are outsourced or filled by H1Bs (2/3 of Silicon Valley). There is no future in stem in America unless policies change.

Anyone that unironically says the words "Skilled Foreign Workers" is a disingenuous lying scumlord. H-1B should've been stopped 10 years ago. It's clear our own government despises us.

Jeffery Sachs is way off. When I started at IBM 20 years ago, I made a good living. Now IBM has shifted those jobs offshore along with many other companies. U.S. former employees and contractors still exhaust and have the skills but need to be paid a living wage in America.

End H1B, and send Indian and Chinese students home from our colleges, and then you'll have spots for Americans.

No more H1B visas.

Let’s not forget Indians only hire other Indians. They practice Baksheesh where the ne hire kicks back to the hiring manager. They controll so much of the IT world it’s impossible.

Thank you for putting the time and energy into this. The leader at tech companies are actively hollowing out the American middle class STEM worker with H1Bs and other cheap labor activities. They are the problem and why the American professional is gone.

The most clear cut example is architecture. There is a reason why architecture schools accept so many international students, they are a pipeline for the professors firms for always accessible slave labor

Labor market manipulation by foreign actors. Temp workers can stay 6 years? H1bs are the worst abusers and have no intention of being temporary