H1-B For Me, But Not For Thee?

Naturally, Trump finally weighs in on the Visa controversy and f*cks it all up because he has no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to immigration law, but he thinks he knows more than everyone about everything so never bothered to ask someone who does know.

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 28, 2024

Now what? Oh, wait a minute:

And there it is …

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— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 28, 2024

 Sure he does:

An H-1B visa allows an individual to temporarily work in a specialty occupation in the United States. 

The regulations define a specialty occupation as requiring theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor, including but not limited to biotechnology, chemistry, computing, architecture, engineering, statistics, physical sciences, journalism, medicine and health (doctors, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, etc.), economics, education, research, law, accounting, business specialties, technical writing, theology, and the arts, and requiring the attainment of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent as a minimum (with the exception of fashion models, who must be "of distinguished merit and ability"). Likewise, the foreign worker must possess at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent and state licensure, if required to practice in that field. H-1B work authorization is strictly limited to employment by the sponsoring employer.

Lot of call for those kinds of “specialty occupations” at golf courses and MAL, right? And Trump likes those visas except when he doesn’t:

“I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why we have them,” Trump said by phone, referring to the H-1B program, which permits companies to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. 

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program,” added Trump, who restricted access to foreign worker visas in his first administration and has been critical of the program in the past.

He really doesn’t have any fucking idea what he’s talking about. So what else is new?

Musk complaining that there is a racial component to right-wingers’ hostility to migrants is really quite something to behold.

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 28, 2024

OMFG! White South African kettle complains about color of pot!  Well, you knew that was coming. So maybe it’s not new after all.

Elon’s telling us the H1Bs are all super geniuses while Trump is telling us they are cutting his grass.

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 28, 2024

Elmo likes H1B’s because he can get ICE to deport any employee who doesn’t work 80 hours a week. Trump likes H1B’s because he has no idea what they are.