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18. Anti-immigrant people retreat to the complexities of "h1b" when they're really just anti-immigrant
Fri Dec 27, 2024, 11:53 AM
Dec 27

It's easier to argue your anti-immigrant position if you say you are
1) Against illegal immigration
or
2) Against h1b (or any other specific type of visa for whatever reason)

Then you can get people lost in the weeds while you promote anti-immigrant positions without having to defend the true reasons for the anti-immigrant positions like cultural-mixing or "took our jobs" bad economic takes.

This spat between Musk and Loomer shows that, at the very least, Musk and his buddies have a different notion of what cultural-mixing means. It was obvious that Vance, Vivek, Musk, and the rest were all less white nationalist than MAGA at large and were trying to shape a more inclusive "MAGA-nationalist" identity that was centered around anti-woke, gender identity, anti-black, and anti-islam sentiment. They seem to be failing. American nativisism runs deep.

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Ohhh I hope they don't resort to second amendment remedies. onecaliberal Dec 27 #1
Nikki Haley's on Team Loomer: Dennis Donovan Dec 27 #2
Nothing wrong with workers. PLENTY wrong with wages and conditions. Remember Musk flogging Twitter engineers. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #15
Blondie: "Rip Her To Shreds"! LSparkle Dec 27 #3
Mag-anarchy will doom them and we will be along for the ride kerouac2 Dec 27 #4
The Face-Eating Leopards Are Gonna Need Ozempic nt smb Dec 27 #24
It's all about the price- President Musk wants cheap PhDs from India RainCaster Dec 27 #5
And, foreigners on work visas can't jump to another company. yardwork Dec 27 #10
H1b visa holders can switch jobs mathematic Dec 27 #12
The rules are complicated. There are many ways for employers to make it hard. yardwork Dec 27 #14
I'm glad you've acknowledged that h1b visa holders can switch jobs and that your original post is wrong mathematic Dec 27 #21
Thank you for correcting the record with informed details. yardwork Dec 27 #22
Yep, current IT unemployment is 6% in sept ... president Musk wants cheap labor uponit7771 Dec 27 #11
Yup, I always say.. IF there is a question, first follow the money. Where does it come from, why and where does it go nt mitch96 Dec 27 #20
GOP is speaking on Both sides of this issue Oneear Dec 27 #6
EXACTLY !!! WSJ - "IT Unemployment Hits 6% Amid Overall U.S. Jobs Growth" uponit7771 Dec 27 #7
Meh. Musk will give them an envelope of cash and they'll fade away. Scrivener7 Dec 27 #8
Kick dalton99a Dec 27 #9
War between oligarchs and populist suckers. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #13
What ridiculous hyperbole. It's just weasels jockeying for position. thebigidea Dec 27 #16
A pathetic mediocrity like Rama-Smarmy... keep_left Dec 27 #17
Anti-immigrant people retreat to the complexities of "h1b" when they're really just anti-immigrant mathematic Dec 27 #18
The revolution will be televised. WinstonSmith4740 Dec 27 #19
This fight will be fun to watch LetMyPeopleVote Dec 27 #23
"Talented And Motivated" aka Willing To Work For Peanuts And Tolerate Abusive Conditions nt smb Dec 27 #25
Meanwhile, Trump is apparently clueless about the furore and openly pining for his Musky sidekick: Emrys Dec 27 #26
Popcorn! Getcha hot buttered popcorn! Hekate Dec 28 #27
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