Roger Karma

And so instead of bringing in this new worker and then hiring more native workers around them, they just say, well, look, we have an office in China or we have an office in Singapore or we have an office in Hong Kong or India. Let's just hire more there because we're not going to be able to get the talent that we need here.

And so instead of bringing in this new worker and then hiring more native workers around them, they just say, well, look, we have an office in China or we have an office in Singapore or we have an office in Hong Kong or India. Let's just hire more there because we're not going to be able to get the talent that we need here.

There are a handful of outlier studies, but I think right now the broad consensus in the field is that the H-1B program, even for all its flaws, doesn't seem to have these negative employment or wage effects.

There are a handful of outlier studies, but I think right now the broad consensus in the field is that the H-1B program, even for all its flaws, doesn't seem to have these negative employment or wage effects.

There are a handful of outlier studies, but I think right now the broad consensus in the field is that the H-1B program, even for all its flaws, doesn't seem to have these negative employment or wage effects.

Well, I think where Bernie's coming from, and I think where a lot of Democrats are coming from, and quite frankly, some Republicans, is that there are two things that are true here at once. The first thing that's true is that we don't find these huge negative effects from the H-1B program.

Well, I think where Bernie's coming from, and I think where a lot of Democrats are coming from, and quite frankly, some Republicans, is that there are two things that are true here at once. The first thing that's true is that we don't find these huge negative effects from the H-1B program.

Well, I think where Bernie's coming from, and I think where a lot of Democrats are coming from, and quite frankly, some Republicans, is that there are two things that are true here at once. The first thing that's true is that we don't find these huge negative effects from the H-1B program.

And the second thing that's also true is that despite that, the H-1B program has a lot of flaws, a lot of loopholes that companies have learned how to game. So one of these is that a significant portion of H-1B visas are used by so-called outsourcing firms, which are these companies that basically bring in foreign workers, they train them here,

And the second thing that's also true is that despite that, the H-1B program has a lot of flaws, a lot of loopholes that companies have learned how to game. So one of these is that a significant portion of H-1B visas are used by so-called outsourcing firms, which are these companies that basically bring in foreign workers, they train them here,

And the second thing that's also true is that despite that, the H-1B program has a lot of flaws, a lot of loopholes that companies have learned how to game. So one of these is that a significant portion of H-1B visas are used by so-called outsourcing firms, which are these companies that basically bring in foreign workers, they train them here,

And then when their H-1B visa expires, they employ them in their home countries for a fraction of the cost. And so they're functionally using the H-1B visa to train workers here and then employ them at lower labor costs elsewhere. That's just bad on the face of it.

And then when their H-1B visa expires, they employ them in their home countries for a fraction of the cost. And so they're functionally using the H-1B visa to train workers here and then employ them at lower labor costs elsewhere. That's just bad on the face of it.

And then when their H-1B visa expires, they employ them in their home countries for a fraction of the cost. And so they're functionally using the H-1B visa to train workers here and then employ them at lower labor costs elsewhere. That's just bad on the face of it.

The fact that we still don't see negative effects overall is really telling, but we should fix that loophole by, among other things, raising the minimum wage for H-1B visa holders, making the program merit-based instead of random. You can more closely regulate how companies use those workers.

The fact that we still don't see negative effects overall is really telling, but we should fix that loophole by, among other things, raising the minimum wage for H-1B visa holders, making the program merit-based instead of random. You can more closely regulate how companies use those workers.

The fact that we still don't see negative effects overall is really telling, but we should fix that loophole by, among other things, raising the minimum wage for H-1B visa holders, making the program merit-based instead of random. You can more closely regulate how companies use those workers.

Part of what Bernie Sanders is getting at, part of what some of these critiques are getting at is that this program does have a lot of flaws that allow corporations to game it. And it's actually kind of shocking that despite all these flaws, it still hasn't produced these horribly negative results. But imagine how much better it could be if we fix them.

Part of what Bernie Sanders is getting at, part of what some of these critiques are getting at is that this program does have a lot of flaws that allow corporations to game it. And it's actually kind of shocking that despite all these flaws, it still hasn't produced these horribly negative results. But imagine how much better it could be if we fix them.

Part of what Bernie Sanders is getting at, part of what some of these critiques are getting at is that this program does have a lot of flaws that allow corporations to game it. And it's actually kind of shocking that despite all these flaws, it still hasn't produced these horribly negative results. But imagine how much better it could be if we fix them.