Trump in 2016: "“I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions.”" Now with Bezos (Amazon=largest H1B user) & Musk in his ear, Trump says "“I’ve always .... - ThreadSky

drdind.bsky.social • 50 days ago

Trump in 2016: "“I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program, and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration program. No exceptions.”"

Now with Bezos (Amazon=largest H1B user) & Musk in his ear, Trump says "“I’ve always ....

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jailhouse-dog.bsky.social•50 days ago

Say whatever is expedient and ignore the past. The Orange One thinks that people only ever pay attention to the last thing that's said.

megacoach.bsky.social•50 days ago

Indeed prophetic, with our current swipe left/swipe right, 3 second attention span being exercised daily... Post and ghost becomes a thing... Trump the reigning king of manipulating today, while ghosting his past. #MEGA

drdind.bsky.social•50 days ago

He is pretty much right in his case, unfortunately

nancy-oshea.bsky.social•50 days ago

Ironically, skilled remote workers cost employers $11,000 less annually than their in-person counterparts, and often accept less salary to live & work from less costly rural areas.

To compete, H-1B laborers are treated like slaves— dirt wages, long hours, poor living & working conditions.

lor321.bsky.social•50 days ago

Not all true. Many make much more than US$75K and live very well in the US and Canada.

nancy-oshea.bsky.social•50 days ago

Not in California's Silicon Valley. 🤑

lor321.bsky.social•50 days ago

Yes, in California's Silicon Valley. Some of it is public information.

nancy-oshea.bsky.social•49 days ago

In California, an income under 6-figures is poverty level, unlike rural Texas where Tesla built its gigafactory.

franciscoc1.bsky.social•21 days ago

Oh, so because some make over $75K, we should just ignore the 51,000+ LCA requests for early-career jobs under that threshold? Funny how outsourcing firms & even public schools are filling entry-level roles with foreign workers. Check this out—here’s where they went.

lor321.bsky.social•21 days ago

Blurred. Unreadable.😐

franciscoc1.bsky.social•20 days ago

You can find this data here:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance

wptrocket.bsky.social•50 days ago

Trump is a complete sellout.

zensoul.bsky.social•50 days ago

Hmmmm…did he lie then or is he flip-flopping now? Hard to tell with him.

usafgrannyvet.bsky.social•50 days ago

Both

dave-summers.bsky.social•50 days ago

Hmmmm… Trump lies again.

jayt22.bsky.social•50 days ago

Does he even know he's doing it? There's probably very little between his ears, so maybe he has no recall of what he said yesterday, let along in 2016.

brix2665.bsky.social•50 days ago

That’s what populists do and why you should never vote for them. Unfortunately the less informed can’t tell the difference and doesn’t like to be told that what they believe in is wrong 🫠

scmdgmlnhrs.bsky.social•50 days ago

“Flip-flopper!” Remember when repubs hated “flip-floppers” 🩴🩴

geekegirl.bsky.social•50 days ago

I believe you are already required to prove that you can't hire American before you use H1B.

This may be another reason to stop work from home. If you aren't constrained geographically it's a lot harder to fill positions.

boomer-michael.bsky.social•50 days ago

geekegirl.bsky.social•50 days ago

If you aren't constrained geographically it's EASIER to fill positions. Geez.

Years ago I recall advertising in local non technical papers in order to hire a specific H1B person. The rules used to be easy to skirt.

boomer-michael.bsky.social•50 days ago

terrieristpups.bsky.social•50 days ago

Well done! 👏👏

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•50 days ago

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-h1b-work-visa-tesla-technology/

drdind.bsky.social•50 days ago

Helpful article

chereese.bsky.social•46 days ago

We can never ever trust a word the convicted felon Trump says.

7leaguebootdisk.bsky.social•49 days ago

Yeah, after his first term, I expect everything is lies, even the sensible stuff I like.

dawnlily55.bsky.social•49 days ago

..I’m not surprised he lied

casaotomi.bsky.social•50 days ago

godhatesyeast.bsky.social•49 days ago

so many more spies

thediv27.bsky.social•50 days ago

oakleafacorn.bsky.social•50 days ago

Typical trump - he changes with the wind and for anyone prepared to pay him big bucks. This is why he’s such a weak person and dangerous to national security. He wouldn’t care if he destroyed America if given the chance to make big bucks. He’s no patriot, just a weak money grabbing liar.

geraldlohnas.bsky.social•50 days ago

I predict Putin’s puppet strings are going to get tangled with the billionaire’s.

johnspikowski.com•49 days ago

Trump is just a puppet with no connection to reality. Go behind the curtain to see who is running the show.

sftravelwithkids.bsky.social•50 days ago

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316219282/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_0PPMD4GYS048K60P3S1B?linkCode=ml2&tag=familytrav036-20

ewaters101.bsky.social•50 days ago

Everyone knows trump and Republicans are liars until their dying breath. Trump is like Putin, NEVER does what he says.

bbeshoar.bsky.social•50 days ago

I'm old enough to remember when flip-flopping was enough to end a political career.

drdind.bsky.social•50 days ago

...liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why we have them,” Trump told the New York Post in a phone interview, adding: “I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program.”"

(He uses H2 visas on his....

coolcatlady.bsky.social•50 days ago

He doesn't refer to them as people or employees. That shows his contempt for them.

bobdillon.bsky.social•50 days ago

H-2B visas for unskilled, non- farm, immigrant labor.

osbournemom.bsky.social•49 days ago

His HB1s are WAITERS, WAITRISSES, HOTEL STAFFjobs Americans are capable of doing.

drdind.bsky.social•50 days ago

...properties, says the WaPo)

Source (no paywall)

https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/30/h1b-visas-musk-maga/

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•50 days ago

Musk companies rank 16th.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-h1b-work-visa-tesla-technology/

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•50 days ago

But, but, but Musk didn’t buy a president🙄 Moreover, Elon treats his H1B employees like indentured servants. Despicable.

boomer-michael.bsky.social•50 days ago

clelan.bsky.social•50 days ago

I can tell you first hand that the rich rely heavily on cheap J1 visa labor to service their exclusive resort communities.

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