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srameshc ◴[] No.45306345[source]
This is going to kill H1B and immigration from countries like India, China and others for skilled workers. Even though $100K isn't a lot considering the overall investment that goes into hiring a full time employee, employers wouldn't risk that kind of money apart from all the document processing they have to. Maybe big tech will hire a few hundred every year but others won't even bother.
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TriangleEdge ◴[] No.45306646[source]
> Maybe big tech will hire a few hundred every year ...

A few hundred? All of the tech companies I've worked for are > 50% Indians in the US. Especially in big tech. I could be wrong, but my understanding is there there is not enough software developers in the US, hence the temp workers. Is there expectation that the demand will drop?

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1. sul_tasto ◴[] No.45308679[source]
There isn’t a shortage, they’re just trying to drive down wages.