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@reasonablelab

Just a regular type dude with a lot of questions. Software, Business, and Econ stuff. H1-b skeptic. Anti STEM-OPT.

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A Reasonable Labrador
A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
Video games are maybe the dumbest possible use of Indian engineers. Other kinds of software handle Indians better because most software interactions are short and the user can just move on and forget about the crappy software. But in video games, users want to spend a lot of time with the software, so they will be less forgiving of bugs. Games are supposed to be fun, they're not supposed to feel like work(ok maybe some games feel like work 😆). Other software isn't as fun, and we've come to accept and expect bugs as part of the experience. This is what Indians do. Their presence just forces us all to slowly, imperceptibly lower our expectations.
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James Blunt
James Blunt@JBlunt1018·
Proof that TRAVELING actually changes how you see the world. It’s beautiful out there. It’s only ugly on X. Get a passport. Seriously. A lot of you need one. Go see it for yourself: — India 🇮🇳 — UAE 🇦🇪 (maybe give it a minute right now 😅) — Thailand 🇹🇭 — Hong Kong 🇭🇰 The world is a big, beautiful place. The hate lives online.
Laura Loomer@LauraLoomer

Honestly, as someone who has traveled a lot, India is the best country I have ever traveled to. It’s incredible. I will have been here for 9 days when I leave, and there is still so much to see and do. My experience has been amazing and India is portrayed negatively in the media as a place Amercians should avoid, but I realize a lot of that is completely made up. The people, food, culture and hospitality culture are just incredible. I have felt safe and comfortable the entire time I have been here and India will truly be the next big super power. This country has incredible potential and you have to see it yourself to understand because the media only makes it out to be 3rd world. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Indian people are the nicest people I have ever met. I am very grateful for my time in India. I have enjoyed it so much and I hope I can come back every year. Next time I want to visit South India. I have tried to do as much as possible these last 9 days but there is still so much to see and do. All good things come to an end. I’ll be back (hopefully soon). I love India. My misconceptions have been corrected. I have nothing but nice things to say. 🇮🇳

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A Reasonable Labrador
A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
@dasanil @cremieuxrecueil @razibkhan Wtf this is not complicated. Indians flood schools with applications. If the Indian acceptance rate matched other groups' rates, you'd crowd out all of the other groups. Always the victim. And so goddam entitled. Just stfu already.
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Anil Das
Anil Das@dasanil·
@cremieuxrecueil @razibkhan Won’t be easy. North India would share surnames with Pakistan. A portion of East India with Bangladesh. But … if there is a list of surnames ordered by frequency, I can take a stab at annotating them.
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James Blunt
James Blunt@JBlunt1018·
@TheRealShatty Agree. Philippines.. they have been in services over the recent years too. They have decent command over the English language which helps. A friend of mind runs some of his business out of the Philippines.
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Carl@StoicConsultant·
@LauraLoomer A new meme has been forged.
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Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer@LauraLoomer·
Honestly, as someone who has traveled a lot, India is the best country I have ever traveled to. It’s incredible. I will have been here for 9 days when I leave, and there is still so much to see and do. My experience has been amazing and India is portrayed negatively in the media as a place Amercians should avoid, but I realize a lot of that is completely made up. The people, food, culture and hospitality culture are just incredible. I have felt safe and comfortable the entire time I have been here and India will truly be the next big super power. This country has incredible potential and you have to see it yourself to understand because the media only makes it out to be 3rd world. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Indian people are the nicest people I have ever met. I am very grateful for my time in India. I have enjoyed it so much and I hope I can come back every year. Next time I want to visit South India. I have tried to do as much as possible these last 9 days but there is still so much to see and do. All good things come to an end. I’ll be back (hopefully soon). I love India. My misconceptions have been corrected. I have nothing but nice things to say. 🇮🇳
Shal-OM Initiative 🎗️@Shal_Om_India

@LauraLoomer @DalaiLama I think visiting India has been the best thing you’ve ever done - this break has done you so much good ❤️

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Hany Girgis
Hany Girgis@SanDiegoKnight·
Another loophole finally getting attention H-1B workers get laid off switch to B-2 stay in the U.S. and keep searching Now USCIS is starting to reject it For years it’s been workaround after workaround Looks like one more lever is being pulled back rnlawgroup.com/is-uscis-setti…
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Hany Girgis@SanDiegoKnight

The H-1B visa doesn’t always end when the job ends. There are a number of strategies immigration attorneys use to keep workers in the U.S. after layoffs. Some are legitimate. Others sit in regulatory gray zones. Here’s the playbook: I will separate them into legitimate strategies and aggressive / controversial ones. 1. The “Bridge Petition” Strategy Very common in tech layoffs. Process: H-1B job lost → file B-2 visitor change of status → search for new employer → new employer files H-1B Why companies use it: • buys 6–8 months of time • worker stays legally present Downside: • cannot work during B-2 • USCIS increasingly reviewing intent 2. The Multiple Filing Strategy Some workers have several companies file H-1B transfers simultaneously. Example: 3 consulting firms file petitions for the same worker. Whoever lands the project first activates the petition. USCIS allows multiple petitions if each job offer is real, but sham offers can create problems. 3. The Concurrent H-1B Strategy Worker keeps an H-1B with one employer but also works for another. Example: University job (cap-exempt H-1B) •consulting company job (cap-subject concurrent H-1B) Benefits: • avoids the lottery • keeps worker legally employed This is a very common strategy in academia and research labs. 4. The Cap-Exempt “Parking” Strategy A worker temporarily moves to: • universities • nonprofit research institutes • university-affiliated organizations These employers are exempt from the H-1B cap. Worker stays employed there until they move back into the private sector. 5. The “F-1 Reset” After losing an H-1B job, a worker enrolls in a degree program. Pipeline looks like: H-1B → F-1 student → OPT work authorization → reenter H-1B lottery This is legal if the student genuinely studies. But USCIS closely watches cases where the degree appears to exist only to extend work authorization. 6. Day-1 CPT Programs These programs allow students to work while studying. Typical pipeline: F-1 → Day-1 CPT → H-1B → layoff → return to CPT program Why controversial: • many programs allow full-time work immediately • USCIS has questioned whether some schools exist mainly to maintain status These schools are often called “CPT mills.” 7. Self-Sponsored O-1 Strategy Highly skilled workers sometimes create a company and have that company sponsor them for an O-1 visa. The structure may involve: • a U.S. agent petitioner • contracts showing work projects O-1 visas have no cap and no lottery. 8. The Green Card “Safety Net” If the worker already has an approved I-140, several protections exist: • H-1B extensions beyond 6 years • portability rules after 180 days of a pending I-485 This is why many tech workers push hard to get an I-140 early. 9. The H-4 EAD Pivot If a spouse has H-1B status with an approved I-140: Worker can switch to H-4 dependent status. Then apply for H-4 EAD work authorization. Key difference: H-4 EAD holders can work for any employer, unlike H-1B workers. 10. The Consulting Bench System Some consulting companies keep workers “on the bench” between projects. In theory: • worker still paid salary • still employed • still in H-1B status In practice, regulators often investigate whether the worker was actually being paid. Bench-without-pay is illegal. Why these strategies exist They exist because the U.S. immigration system is built around employer sponsorship, not the individual worker. So when a job disappears, the entire immigration status can disappear with it. These strategies try to bridge that gap @USCIS @StephenM @howardlutnick @SenEricSchmitt @RepGosar

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A Reasonable Labrador
A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
@sjlazars @aravind @LawyerPriyank You're a fool. She's a paid shill. Nothing more. I suppose you can take solace in knowing that her minders are making an effort to shift the narrative around India and recent Indian imports.
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Sanjay Lazar
Sanjay Lazar@sjlazars·
I remember the way I was roasted when I welcomed her before her arrival & said that she would be pro-India ! Brown sepoy, simp & p*mp, b*m l licker were the more polite ones 😜 The fact is she has been slowly changing over the last 8 months to a pro India / pro Hindu stance (not a pro H1B stance) Not that it will change India’s trajectory, we are flying, but we need every ally we can get in the current GOP party.
Sanjay Lazar@sjlazars

Many trolled me last night because I commented on @LauraLoomer post about coming to India for #Indiatodayconclave Let's make the point: I did see a few of her pre & post-election 2024 posts – no excuse for them at all; they were terrible. x.com/LauraLoomer/st… However, what very few know is that in the summer of 2025, Laura took up cudgels for HINDUS against Khalistanis who had attacked temples in North America & had spread terror. She also spoke about the Air India Kanishka bombing & about Islamists, who were the root cause of evil. She has supported Hindu groups in Washington DC & even spoken against the Khalistanis & Pakistanis who were protesting when Shashi Tharoor & other MPs visited the National Press Club in DC to speak on Operation Sindoor. I was there at that time. Perhaps she had changed her mind between 2024 and mid-2025; the fact that she's coming to India says a lot about how the Hindu groups/Indians she has interacted with in the US have changed her thoughts. Do remember even Donald Trump, Macron, Peter Navarro & Bessent were once rabidly critical of India but are friends today. @IndiaToday

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Aravind
Aravind@aravind·
This is why one should not get enraged too much and start asking for bans to make enemies out of everyone. All influencers, even who are rabidly anti-India, can be changed in their perception and made as ambassadors of India. The current govt knows it better than anyone else.
Laura Loomer@LauraLoomer

Honestly, as someone who has traveled a lot, India is the best country I have ever traveled to. It’s incredible. I will have been here for 9 days when I leave, and there is still so much to see and do. My experience has been amazing and India is portrayed negatively in the media as a place Amercians should avoid, but I realize a lot of that is completely made up. The people, food, culture and hospitality culture are just incredible. I have felt safe and comfortable the entire time I have been here and India will truly be the next big super power. This country has incredible potential and you have to see it yourself to understand because the media only makes it out to be 3rd world. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Indian people are the nicest people I have ever met. I am very grateful for my time in India. I have enjoyed it so much and I hope I can come back every year. Next time I want to visit South India. I have tried to do as much as possible these last 9 days but there is still so much to see and do. All good things come to an end. I’ll be back (hopefully soon). I love India. My misconceptions have been corrected. I have nothing but nice things to say. 🇮🇳

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A Reasonable Labrador
A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
People meet one talented H1b and they assume the other 100s of thousands are of the same caliber. Some are actually skilled and a value add. Some are here due to fraud/abuse. Both of these things can be true. Haven't even read the article but I'm sure they don't present both sides.
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Noticing Primate@NoticingPrimate·
@LauraLoomer Sounds like a wonderful culture. Can I put Israel down for a few million Indians since theyre so great? Thought so.
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A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
It was a painful watch. Especially when he mocked the American that lost his job. He's a very bitter resentful person, and that attitude actually cost himThe Daily Show. "In September 2023, a New Yorker profile revealed that several stories Minhaj told regarding his personal experiences with Islamophobia—including an incident involving his daughter and a fake anthrax letter—were fabricated or heavily embellished."
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Samuel Kellum
Samuel Kellum@SamuelKellum·
I regretfully watched the video. The entire video is falsely premised on the idea that H-1B is a meritocratic program and that immigrants are dominating the tech industry because they are outcompeting Americans on a level playing field. I find it bizzare that as a supposed leftist he would support a program that benefits the bottom line of corporations at the expense of ordinary American workers, brushing off legitimate concerns with the classic corporate manufactured H-1B sympathizing talking points. The video was also littered with clear racial resentment towards White Americans and an ingratitude towards the people who gave him and his parents a first world standard of living they never would have had in India. So it's very telling that you would endorse such a video.
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James Blunt
James Blunt@JBlunt1018·
HUGE NEWS and honestly, this is long overdue. For the first time in a while, it feels like the left is actually stepping up to push back against the H-1B misinformation and the growing anti-Indian rhetoric online and in real life. Hasan Minhaj just dropped an excellent breakdown on the whole H-1B / “Indian narrative” and it hits on a lot of the misinformation that’s been floating around unchecked. I’m attaching a clip below + the full YouTube link. This matters. For too long, protectionist narratives have dominated the conversation often driven by fear, bad data, or outright misinformation. And it’s had real consequences. It’s time to: — push back on the rhetoric — correct the misunderstandings — stop letting one side control the entire narrative Good to finally see someone with a platform call it out.
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A Reasonable Labrador
A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
Yes. The knee jerk reaction is: "Toughen up. If you can be replaced by a cheaper foreigner, then you need to level up or find something else to do for a living." But implicit in that reaction is that we've all accepted that H1b was designed for companies to lower their labor costs. Cynically, a lot of us would say yes that's precisely what it was designed for. Going back to the 1990s though, the program was absolutely pitched as a way to find workers for difficult to fill job openings. In theory, they were hired to address bottlenecks and accelerate innovation. Decades later, in practice, it's not about innovation, it's about margin expansion, or it's zombie businesses needing corporate welfare because they haven't realized yet that they aren't a going concern.
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Hany Girgis
Hany Girgis@SanDiegoKnight·
I feel for families being separated I do But what about the American families displaced by H-1B and outsourcing? Lost their jobs Lost their homes Moved back in with parents Watched entire teams get replaced No headlines No urgency Just “that’s the market” Why is empathy one-sided? sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
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A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
@Cloudwatch199 Personally, I'm offended at others likening H1b workers to leeches. I prefer the more analogously accurate "orcs".
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Sidharth@Cloudwatch199·
They call H-1B workers "leeches" and "job stealers." The data says otherwise: $30,050 NET contributed to federal coffers per H-1B household — 2.6x MORE than the average American household Net fiscal positive in 50 out of 50 states 32% of ALL U.S. innovation since 1990 , immigrants It was never about economics. It was always about race. If H-1B workers were coming from Norway, they'd be called "the backbone of America." (Source: Economic Innovation Group , H1b fiscal impact)
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Chief_Engineer@ChiefEngineerCE·
Okay- Let's hear the good news! Anyone hear from a recruiter or headhunter? Anyone see folks on VISA getting the boot? Any employers backing off VISA hires? Trouble in paradise with an H1B or offshore project? If stuff is going sideways then you can vent too. Spill the stories if you got them.
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A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
@ModeledBehavior @SarahEckha89223 Is it true that in your analysis you assume that h1b visaholders aren't crowding out American workers? If so, it's very naive work. Also, have you accounted for foreign remittances?
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Adam Ozimek
Adam Ozimek@ModeledBehavior·
Some important ways we differ from previous estimates. 1. A focus exclusively on H-1B holders. This visa is a constant policy debate and also the primary way skilled workers come here. It's worth examining in isolation, . 2. We focus on NEAR TERM effects. The longer run estimates are essential, but for many policymakers and also voters, understanding near-term impacts (within the first 5 years) are important as well.
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Adam Ozimek@ModeledBehavior·
In a new report out today, @SarahEckha89223 and I estimate the federal, state, and local impact of H-1B visa holders. The average H-1B household contributes a net of $30,050 at the federal level. At the state and local level, they contribute $5,040 per H-1B household and are positive in 49 states. TONS more detail here eig.org/fiscal-impacts…
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A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
@ChiefEngineerCE I've seen a recent uptick in recruiter emails/LinkedIn messages. Some are from the orcs, but most are from American recruiters which is a nice change.
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A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
I worked for Ford Motor a while back. My first job in software. I literally had to PAIR PROGRAM with assholes that COULDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. Without a doubt best and brightest software talent the world had to offer. 😂 It was during the first Trump admin. When the admin started tightening the screws, we had one asshole h1b get the boot. That was awesome. Then we had one nice guy h1b get the boot. That was kind of a bummer but I still remember thinking: good. Oh yeah, we also had one of those "deodorant is the convention here in American business culture" emails go out to the team. Hell of a year. Got the F out of there once I got my first year of experience under my belt.
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Nick Plumb@PlumbNick·
@JoshuaSchriver Does she understand there is no requirement to try to fill the role with an American before going to a foreign hire?
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Rep. Josh Schriver@JoshuaSchriver·
Michigan has 250,000 unemployed Americans and 400,000+ foreign workers. Annually, 12,000 STEM college graduates in Michigan cannot find STEM jobs. 75,000 foreigners (H-1B visa holders) have those STEM jobs in Michigan. Michigan jobs must go to Michigan workers FIRST.
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Jessie Frazelle
Jessie Frazelle@jessfraz·
I give it less than 6 months before Garry stops preaching LOC and starts preaching maintainable code bases. And with that one move he will go from junior engineer to a bit more senior. We watching his Eng journey live 🍿
Garry Tan@garrytan

If I can do 16k LOC per day across 3 different projects (including one open source one you can see yourself) then I think almost any technical CEO CTO pair at YC will That's the bar now

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A Reasonable Labrador@reasonablelab·
@benthompson How can this be? I was told Meta only hires the best of the best engineers that can oneshot LC hards with their eyes closed.
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Ben Thompson@benthompson·
WhatsApp used to be absolutely rock solid, and now both the Mac app and iPhone app are buggy messes.
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