The nationalist critique of the H-1B visa isn’t about imposing some bigoted color bar on migrants - far from it.

The real concern, especially given the disasters we’ve seen in the UK and Canada, is that the business elite want to double down on a fundamentally flawed visa system. One that’s wide open to exploitation and actively fuels racism - this time against American nationals (see the Cognizant lawsuit).

This isn’t to say the H-1B visa hasn’t brought some truly brilliant minds to the U.S. - it absolutely has, and plenty of critics would do well to remember that.

But legal immigration policy isn’t something to play fast and loose with. Get it wrong, as we’ve done in the UK, and you’re setting the stage for massive problems down the line - not just socially but economically too. The cracks might not show today, but trust me, they’re coming.