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		throwacct 17 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, W... I think the premise the OP is pointing at is that this could be a position for a US citizen.

peripitea 17 days ago [–]

That doesn't explain why it's abuse, though. How does the company benefit by paying this foreigner $200k + benefits + immigration fees/legal bills compared to hiring a US citizen? Abuse is e.g. bringing in cheap foreign labor at below US market rate. This is not that.

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