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by vonnik 3188 days ago
That's a very narrow view, and it's not really the point.

America's national interest is tightly linked to whether or not it's able to attract tech talent from around the world. No law forbids US tech companies from doing that.

And in fact, there are a lot of incredibly talented people who are Americans, and we should be grateful if they want to come to the US and work. We should try to convince them to do so. Because we don't, they will found their Googles and their Facebooks somewhere else, and they will help non-US tech companies succeed.

You want resources? Be so good they can't ignore you.

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> America's national interest is tightly linked to whether or not it's able to attract tech talent from around the world. No law forbids US tech companies from doing that.

That's not correct. Basis for seeking authorization for a currently non-authorized worker is inability to find a currently authorized worker to do this job. Note, it is not an american worker. It is someone who hold a current work authorization such as:

American citizens

Permanent residents

Holders of work authorization paperwork

cx: people who are *not Americans