New US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms

https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2025/new-us-curb-high-skill-immigrant-workers-ignores-evidence-its-likely

by paulpauper • 10 months ago

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kjkjadksj• 10 months ago

Are hiring teams responding by favoring US citizens already or is this a “wait and see” sort of thing with no change to hiring?

vsskanth• 10 months ago

Citizens are always favored. It costs way more money, lawyers, time and paperwork to hire someone on a visa. HR hates it.

more_corn• 10 months ago

The word on the street is it was cheaper to hire foreigners than locals. This probably changes that.

malshe• 10 months ago

WSJ reported today that 100 K fees was basically the bone Lutnick threw at the immigration opponent groups in exchange for their support for the $1 million Trump branded Gold card.

mbfg• 10 months ago

doesn't this just increase the desire by companies to hire people remotely in other countries?

New US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms

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