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In reply to the discussion: Credit to Geraldo Rivera for this. Who were ON the Key Bridge? [View all]RandomNumbers
(17,610 posts)Just like "high skilled" visas frequently don't go to actually high-skilled persons.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43256318 (regarding Melania's visa, EB-1)
The so-called "high skilled" visa program, H1-B, has used a lottery system(!) to select from a vast pool of applicants. I am convinced that half the "master's degrees" on these applicants' resumes, are complete bullshit. To be fair, some of the folks who come in on these visas, truly are excellent, and also pretty decent people. Nothing against them for using the legal system to make their lives better. But the system is bullshit. That said - not sure where it currently stands - Biden admin has proposed to eliminate the lottery system and make it more truly skills-based. That would be a great improvement. (One more thing Biden will likely not get credit for. Of course, in this case it doesn't help that this change happens to come with expanding the numbers allowed on this visa.)