I am an American, but I was not born inside America. I am a naturalized American - so I think I might have something to add to this H1-B debate.
First of all, the entire H1-B scheme is ludicrous but it was a necessity, because the immigration system for America is totally fucked up.
What America needs (and what the world needs) are talents, *REAL* talents, but the American immigration laws have been fucked up, thanks to the liberals.
Now, as I have already mentioned, I am a *NATURALIZED* American citizen - which means, I also went through the official immigration channel to obtain my American citizenship. The only difference is that I got it some 30-odd years ago.
At that time, migrating to America wasn't easy - especially for non-Whites. One can say that it was "biased against the non-Whites" (if you prefer to look it that way) but what I see (and I have been through this) is that the process in that time, yes, *VERY TOUGH* for Asians, but that had a very strange side effect --- *MOST OF THE ASIANS ACCEPTED AS CITIZENS BACK IN THOSE TIMES WERE REAL TALENTS*.
And after those Asians (me included) got their citizenships, they re-invest in the American society, starting businesses or invent new stuffs - and in the process, most of the Asians who obtained citizenship created *MORE JOBS FOR THE AMERICANS* after they have become citizens.
But as I said - the immigration system has been TOTALLY FUCKED UP - and it is so bad now that if one Tom, Dick, or Harry gets his citizenship he can legally *IMPORT* an entire *CLAN* into America.
Now I am not going to talk about other races who got into America - I am a Chinese, and I will only talk about Chinese.
Last time, most Chinese I know lived in Chinatown. Most of them worked very very hard, earned enough money and they put their second / third generations through college.
Today, most of the Chinese from back then, who still stay in America are professionals. They are bankers, doctors, engineers, lawyers, business persons, and so on.
Those Chinese are in contrast with the *NEW CROP* of Chinese who are coming into America.
Most of the new crop of Chinese who are going to America are *REJECTS* from China - in a way, I was a "reject from China" too, back then, but I digress - what I am saying is this --- these Chinese coming into America are not the typical hard working type, not those who can use their body as well as they use their mind.
I have seen with my own eyes how some of the new crops of Chinese immigrants into America are doing - they are abusing the welfare system.
Last time when I first came to America, the Chinese, even the very poor ones, refused to apply for any welfare aid, because to them, "welfare" means "beggars", and those Chinese preferred to work their ass off, day after day, struggling through lives with meager wages, and *STILL* refuse to apply for any kind of welfare aid.
The new crops of the Chinese immigrants to America ? Huh !
As soon as they are eligible for *any* kind of welfare aid, they make sure they get it, because, to them, if everybody is abusing the system, and if they don't, that would be *STUPID*.
No more dignity, everything comes down to "what I can get from the system", not "what I can contribute to the system".
Do *NOT* get me wrong, though.
As bad as the *NEW CROP OF CHINESE IMMIGRANTS INTO AMERICA*, they are still rated *AMONG THE MOST EFFECTIVE IMMIGRANTS*.
Which means, no matter how much these new crops of Chinese immigrants abusing the welfare system, they still end up contributing to the system *FAR MORE* than what they got from it.
As for other groups of immigrants, I have seen worse !
I have seen Muslims who came from Morocco or Egypt or Turkey or India or one of those "stan" countries have as many as 10 children.
Yes, TEN FUCKING CHILDREN !
And they have no work.
They do not need to.
The American welfare system *PAYS THEM WELL*. With their 10 children, they got all the money they get, plus, they get "sponsorship", as in "funding", from some "middle eastern countries" (yes, there are many secret channels of money flowing through the Muslim communities inside America that you guys do not even realize).
The more "zeal" towards their religion (which means, the more RADICAL they are, in term of Islam), the more funds they got from those middle eastern countries.
And .. their 10 children ? Of course, like father like son (or like mother like daughter), will eventually grow up as religious nuts.
In other words, America is feedomg future generations of ISLAMIC TERRORISTS inside America, and their number is multiplying.
Enough of that ... back to H1-B.
That H1-B was a necessity because the immigration system has been SO FUCKED UP that most who come in today are *NOT* talented.
So, America needs to find a way to attract the talents.
Instead of scrapping all the insane immigration laws, they came up with "H1-B", as a stop-gap measure.
Is it working ? Somewhat.
But, as TFA has pointed out, the H1-B program itself is being abused, but none other than FOREIGN CORPORATIONS !!
That Zuckerberg fella is a moron. Yes, he is the perfect example of how an executive can be a moron.
Instead of lobbying for H1-B, he should lobbying scrapping *ALL* immigration laws altogether and *START FROM SCRATCH*.
No more a single person importing an entire talent-less clan into American.
No more letting radical fuckers, especially those religious fuckers, to come inside America.
But would that Zuckerberg fella do so ? Of course not !
He is a *LIBERAL* and a *LIBERAL* can't do something like that. He must do everything within the "POLITICAL CORRECT" construct - which means, he must lobby for more of the H1-B visas, even though he knows quite well that its the TWO INDIAN COMPANIES which are abusing the H1-B program.
Okay, I can step off my soapbox now.
I am just getting too sick and tired seeing the country that I have adopted turning into a total shitpool because of those liberal assholes.