[throwaway122112]

I am a H1b worker and a Indian national, I did my masters in one of the top universities in US and in the past 10 years that I have been in US, have worked at 2 of the big 5 companies. Yes for past 10 years I have been on H1b Visa, why you might ask ? because you see, Indians don't get green cards for decades (vs a Australian national or an Irish national you can get a green card in less than 3 years), so we are forced to be in H1b visa, until we get a green card.

But I agree with you, go ahead and remove the H1b visa and send all of us back home. All I then ask is that Indian government enacts laws similar to China (which I think it will, given the current Prime Minister of India) and blocks US companies from operating freely in India, so Indians get a shot at building their own Google, Facebook and Uber. Force local companies to use homegrown cloud rather than the one that Amazon and MSFT sells. After all why use services of these companies if you don't get a chance at building them. Make it a patriotic mission not to use IT from US firms and build it ourselves. To steal your words, anything less of a response than that is deeply and tragically wrong.

Remember, europeans built ships and explored the world because turks closed access land route via Constantinople. Go ahead provide us with that impetus, we will compete with US firms on a global stage.

[biocomputation]

I'm very sorry that you are upset by the fact that American citizens believe Americans shouldn't have to compete with foreign nationals for jobs.

I can totally understand how you might feel like it's an attack against you personally, but it isn't.

Abuse of the H1-B system has created profoundly unjust outcomes for American workers, and as an American citizen I feel like I should speak out against programs that are harmful to my fellow citizens.

>> But I agree with you, go ahead and remove the H1b visa and send all of us back home. All I then ask is that Indian government enacts laws similar to China (which I think it will, given the current Prime Minister of India) and blocks US companies from operating freely in India, so Indians get a shot at building their own Google, Facebook and Uber.

>> Make it a patriotic mission not to use IT from US firms and build it ourselves.

I wish you and India nothing but success and prosperity no matter what path you and your country choose!

India should absolutely do what needs to be done to protect its citizens and put them first in line for economic opportunities. Just like they do right now!

>> Go ahead provide us with that impetus, we will compete with US firms on a global stage.

Competition for US firms, in concert with ending the H1-B would produce best of both world results for Americans, both as employees and as consumers. I absolutely welcome any alternative to companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

[throwaway122112]

Well I really don't think any of this is good for the world, it will lead to a more closed societies, suspicion, mutual hatred and wars. If anything, we need to move in a direction were companies of all countries are allowed to compete freely across the globe and employees and employers are free to choose who they want to work with.

PS: I was sarcastic in my previous comment, only to highlight the fact that protectionism in US will be met with protectionism in other countries as well and thats terrible for human progress and well being.

// After 10 years of living in this country I have sincerely come to believe that majority people in this country support open societies based on merit rather than closed ones based on alliances and privilege of birth.