One wonders how many H-1B visa holders are going to be laid off from Salesforce.With over 200,000 American technology workers let go last year alone, the myth that technology companies cannot find qualified workers is exposed for the transparent lie that it has always been. At best, about 2,000 H-1B visa holders bring to this country unique skills and experience. The sole reason the H-1B visa remains in use is because it allows companies to pay less money to foreign workers and to drive down wages for American citizens.Unlike any other country in the world, our citizens must compete with over 500,000 foreign workers here on the H-1B visa. No matter how bad the economy, no matter how bad the employment prospects are for American citizens, 85,000 foreign tech workers, each of whom can work in our country for seven years, are guaranteed visas.The H-1B visa has another insidious effect. Last year, India (the country perpetually granted the most H-1B visas) received $23 billion in remittances from the US. If American citizens held those positions presently occupied by H-1B visa holders, that $23 billion would be spent in the US, enhancing the virtuous cycle known as the Multiplier Effect, which benefits every level of the American economy: a rising tide lifts all boats.The H-1B visa program should be halted or severely curtailed, and nobody should be admitted to that program who does not provide unique abilities that do not already exist in our country.

One wonders how many H-1B visa holders are going to be laid off from Salesforce.With over 200,000 American technology workers let go last year alone, the myth that technology companies cannot find qualified workers is exposed for the transparent lie that it has always been. At best, about 2,000 H-1B visa holders bring to this country unique skills and experience. The sole reason the H-1B visa remains in use is because it allows companies to pay less money to foreign workers and to drive down wages for American citizens.Unlike any other country in the world, our citizens must compete with over 500,000 foreign workers here on the H-1B visa. No matter how bad the economy, no matter how bad the employment prospects are for American citizens, 85,000 foreign tech workers, each of whom can work in our country for seven years, are guaranteed visas.The H-1B visa has another insidious effect. Last year, India (the country perpetually granted the most H-1B visas) received $23 billion in remittances from the US. If American citizens held those positions presently occupied by H-1B visa holders, that $23 billion would be spent in the US, enhancing the virtuous cycle known as the Multiplier Effect, which benefits every level of the American economy: a rising tide lifts all boats.The H-1B visa program should be halted or severely curtailed, and nobody should be admitted to that program who does not provide unique abilities that do not already exist in our country.

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