Is X part of the MSM? I see X is decertifying conservative commentators who disagree with Musk over H1Bs. I see that replies to some of those commentators which agree with them are being labelled as possible spam, which is pretty weird.
The whole H1B thing seems somewhat odd to me. Do we need 600,000 H1B employees in the US? Are there really that many exceptional skill sets that cannot be serviced by US citizens or green card holders? I assume that all those 600K must be on the high end from a salary perspective given the shortage of their particular skill set

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FWIW, I see the short term need for H1Bs, but companies that "need" them should also
- Concurrently hire a US employee to exclusively shadow with the intent to take over the role in 1-2 years.
- H1Bs should be paid at the top end of their grade (you'd need those) as they are exceptionally skilled or have a skill set in short supply.
- H1Bs should be reduced from the current 6 (3 + 3) year max to annual, with a maximum of 3 years total.
- Annual fee for a H1B should be set to $15,000.
- Breach for any H1B for a company results in revoking of all visas for that company, subsidiaries and parents and black list for 10 years.
Bet you the 600K would reduce and the number (65K annually) wanted by companies would reduce.
I've worked with people with H1B visa holders and not a single one was "exceptional" or better than people we could have hired in the US. They were good/competent employees "only".