@LetDaSinkIn @SanDiegoKnight H-1B is dual intent. If there is no tech shortage, you guys have nothing to worry about when it comes to H-1Bs, OPTs, L1s.
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Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad
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@BinaryBit01 @SanDiegoKnight Yeah takes a few weeks. The problem is companies will say no after a long interview process because there’s no tech shortage anymore. H1-B is temporary visa to fill labor shortage. Now tech is saturated, go home
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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…
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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@LetDaSinkIn @SanDiegoKnight Have you ever given any tech interviews?
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@BinaryBit01 @SanDiegoKnight If there’s a labor shortage of that role, there should be tons of offers. Are you saying that these roles take a while to fill and aren’t actually in a shortage or high skilled?
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@bitchuneedsoap Here's Bill Gates saying he couldn't find good engineers in the US so he had to bring them from India in the early days of Microsoft.
You guys just don't want to accept reality.
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Microsoft was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975 by two Americans.
In 2025 they laid off more than 15,000 American workers.
The same year the DOL certified 14,181 H-1B positions for Microsoft. Microsoft ranked third in the entire country for H-1B applications.
Microsoft says most were "renewals." Renewing 14,181 foreign worker positions while laying off 15,000 Americans.
From 2021 to 2024 Microsoft filed more than 5 H-1B requests for every 1 net new American job created.
And while Americans were losing their jobs, Microsoft committed over $20 billion to cloud and AI infrastructure in India.
$3 billion in January 2025. $17.5 billion more in December 2025.
Satya Nadella met personally with India's Prime Minister to announce the investment.
Microsoft@Microsoft
It starts with curiosity. A spark. An idea. A line of code. With AI, anyone can go further—whether you're just starting out or scaling what's next. Here's to the builders.
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There is a solution to stabilizing the debt: high-skilled immigration.
It feels "nice" to use a family-sponsorship immigration model. But we must deal with the fiscal problems here at home. A talent-based immigration model will bring in ONLY those who contribute to our economy.
@DanielDiMartino did the math, which @RepDavid shared on the House floor today. Worth the watch:
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Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad retweetou
The amount of energy expended trying to convince you that a drag queen or black man is going to hurt your kid is insane when 99.98% of child predators look exactly like this ⬇️
TMZ@TMZ
Josh Duggar's Brother Joseph's Mugshot Released After Child Sex Abuse Arrest tmz.me/zcyF5HC
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The way Laura has changed post her visit to India is a reminder to everyone that X is not real life and the things you see on here is carefully curated to keep you here and might not always align with reality.
Kudos to her for accepting her mistakes and not being shy about her feelings towards India today.
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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@nathanReddy80 @SanDiegoKnight The endless paths cost hundreds of thousands of $$$
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@SanDiegoKnight i met a OPT guy yesterday - H1 visa was not selected in lottery and he took admission in MBA and kept his job ( i think its CPT)
There are endless paths - the only way is to limit OPT Visa to 1 year as was before 2017.
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@kangminlee The number 1 killer of ICE agents over the last 20 years is COVID.
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Oh look the thing we warned about 5 years ago and got banned for saying it was true all along
TheBlaze@theblaze
Damning study of over a million kids finds myocarditis only in the vaccinated dlvr.it/TRb0dz
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Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad retweetou
Why does a kid with Indian-American race need a 1600 on SAT to have the ~same odds of admission as a White kid with 1450?
I cannot think of a single credible, benign explanation for this!
Werner Zagrebbi🇦🇿@zagrebbi
The famous SFFA case treated Indians and East Asians as a single group. This masked significant heterogeneity: It's way harder to get in if you're Indian! In Columbia's internal admissions database (h/t @cremieuxrecueil), East Asian applicants had a 41% lower odds of admission than equally qualified White applicants, whereas South Asian applicants had 63% lower odds.
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Every day we see layoffs at major American companies. Then we see these same companies hiring people on H-1B visas. There should not be one H-1B visa issued to any company that lays off Americans. Not. One.
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@MarkWayneLucas @LauraLoomer For the same reason Americans leave their small suburban hometown to go to crime infested democrat ran cities. If the US is so good why do people bother moving out of their hometown?
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@LauraLoomer Honest question here- why do SO MANY Indians leave to come to U.S. to open liquor stores, gas stations, Subway’s, hotels? If India is that great why don’t they capitalize on capitalism there instead here?
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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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@yoalexrapz @aloyoga Welcome to the new X. This is what Charlie and others wanted, a free speech platform where you can openly lie.
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SCUM. An @aloyoga employee leaked a customer’s private purchase history to smear her—after those items were bought in the immediate aftermath of one of the most HORRIFIC MURDERS in American HISTORY, when there was no time to grab anything but the clothes on their backs. Alo REFUSES to apologize and NOW LOCKS THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNT. You are a despicable company and this is PREDATORY behavior. Alo needs to make a statement immediately-do you or do you not prey on conservative customers?
Elizabeth McCoy@elizakmccoy
I posted this on Instagram yesterday. Posting here today so that everyone can see how ridiculous this situation is. I was the one who made the Alo purchase, in person, in Utah. When we got the call that Charlie had been shot, we rushed from the office and into the airplane. We arrived in Utah with nothing but the clothes we were wearing. We were in those clothes all day at the hospital and slept in them that night. The next morning, our friend Stacy handed me her card, and I went out and picked up some items and toiletries for various team members and Erika. Alo was down the street. Also, if you look closely at the video below, you will see that the photo of Erika’s account was taken at 12:14 pm on March 10. A week before the video was released. That’s not a coincidence. It’s a clear sign this was a planned, manufactured attack. To accuse Erika or anyone else of entertaining a “shopping spree” hours after her husband was brutally murdered is cruel and vicious.
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20 years for a $500 crime is outrageous whether he was guilty or not
philip lewis@Phil_Lewis_
Kenneth Windley, who spent 19 years in prison for a $550 robbery he didn't commit, was exonerated and freed abcnews.com/US/wireStory/n…
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Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad retweetou
why is the right wing not celebrating the victory of free speech leader and musical artist Afroman
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Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad retweetou
> WHlTE CHRlSTlAN pastor
> RAP*D his own underaged Daughter several times
> judge calls him “good christian man” 🤮
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Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad retweetou
Four white men have more wealth than half the planet… & you still think a brown immigrant is why you’re struggling? 😭😭 Explain that to me like I’m five.
WELCOME TO BLACK TWlTTER @blacktwiterthrd
tell me the hardest truth
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Amy Duggar King wrote a book, and in it she wrote about Grandpa Duggar (Jim Bob’s dad) & that she was told to never be alone with him. people.com/amy-duggar-kin… There is something deeply wrong with this family.
The Intellectualist@highbrow_nobrow
Joseph Duggar, Former Reality TV Star, Is Charged With Child Molestation (No Paywall) Joseph Duggar, a former “19 Kids and Counting” cast member, was arrested Wednesday, March 18, 2026, and charged with lewd and lascivious molestation involving a 9-year-old girl during a 2020 Florida trip, authorities said. (No Paywall) …eintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/joseph-dugga…
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@elizakmccoy @seanmdav It doesn't matter what the truth is. The narrative has been set in the algorithm on X. This is the new social media.
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I posted this on Instagram yesterday. Posting here today so that everyone can see how ridiculous this situation is. I was the one who made the Alo purchase, in person, in Utah.
When we got the call that Charlie had been shot, we rushed from the office and into the airplane. We arrived in Utah with nothing but the clothes we were wearing. We were in those clothes all day at the hospital and slept in them that night.
The next morning, our friend Stacy handed me her card, and I went out and picked up some items and toiletries for various team members and Erika. Alo was down the street.
Also, if you look closely at the video below, you will see that the photo of Erika’s account was taken at 12:14 pm on March 10. A week before the video was released. That’s not a coincidence. It’s a clear sign this was a planned, manufactured attack.
To accuse Erika or anyone else of entertaining a “shopping spree” hours after her husband was brutally murdered is cruel and vicious.
Project Constitution@ProjectConstitu
🚨BREAKING: Erika Kirk’s Went On A Shopping SPREE The Day AFTER Charlie Was Assassinated —But EVERYONE Grieves Differently Right? 😱 We are told a story of a tragic loss and a movement in mourning. But the digital receipts tell a different story—one of a woman who wasn't catatonically depressed, but instead, was ready for a wardrobe refresh. 🧾 The Receipt: September 11th, 2025 According to a verified leak from an insider at Alo Yoga, a purchase was made under the name Erika Fransve (her maiden name) just hours after the world learned of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The Timing: Charlie was pronounced dead at 4:00 PM on Sept 10th. By 11:00 AM on Sept 11th—less than 24 hours later—Erika allegedly spent $1,043.30 on new clothes. The Items: This wasn't a black dress for a funeral. This was a "yoga mom" shopping spree. Gym clothes. Tracksuits. Overpriced gear with "fat, ugly logos." 🧘♀️🚩 Ask yourself, If your husband—the man you built a life and a movement with—was publicly assassinated, would your first instinct be to go online and buy gym clothes? A normal wife would be Catatonic. Unable to eat. Unable to get out of bed. The feeling that you are trapped in a nightmare. Waking up, logging on, and getting a $1k shipment of yoga gear sent to the house. Is it a coincidence that this shopping spree happened the same day the VanceKirk2028 domains were being prepped? It’s giving "from scars to stars" a whole new meaning—more like "from tragedy to a new wardrobe." This isn't just about being "overdramatic." This is a window into the soul of the person now running a $250M donor machine. If you can shop for leggings while the FBI is still processing your husband’s crime scene, were you ever actually in mourning? Or were you just preparing for your rebranding? This is one of the most significant pieces of evidence uncovered so far. It perfectly matches the timeline of a calculated transition. The "Widow’s Ascent" didn't start with tears; it started with a thousand-dollar checkout. Does this look like the behavior of a woman who just lost her soulmate, or a woman who just gained a promotion?
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Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad retweetou
Joseph Duggar, who starred on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting” alongside his family, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl.
His arrest comes several years after his older brother, Josh Duggar, was accused of molesting five underage girls, including four of his sisters. After being arrested in 2021 on charges of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material, Josh Duggar was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
variety.com/2026/tv/news/j…
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