[throwaway_12351]

I think this is more or less just a political statement for the republican base. These changes have been discussed for a long time, and conservative publications / reddit have been calling for them since the unemployment numbers went up. It's not going to have much impact, and as mentioned in other posts, it only affects Infosys/TCS types consulting shops which were already revamping their organizations to work around these changes since 2014. It's election year, so not very surprising to weaponize immigration.

It's quite disappointing that the US has decided to politicize two core pillars, healthcare, and legal immigration. I think both of these should be delegated to a bipartisan body, like the judiciary.

It's also disappointing to see the senators miss an opportunity to revamp the whole program. As an Indian, who did no go to grad school in US but worked at one of the FANGs, I think H1-B/L1-B should be just scrapped all together and every foreigner who graduates from an American university should get a green card. It will hurt people like me from coming to US, but generally it will be quite good for the US university system and the tech industry, and also a blessing in disguise for people like me.

[MR4D]

> and every foreigner who graduates from an American university should get a green card

If you do that, aren’t you just making the issue of who can come into the country for education the main problem instead of who can come in for work?

[throwaway_12351]

Isn't it a solved problem? US universities attract best students from all over the world, from practically every society/country/culture. It's way more diverse, selective, and productive to let universities to decide who gets to come than a rule-based system via DHS.

[lostmsu]

You will have lots of departments or entire universities dedicated to giving foreigners degrees for cash.

[throwaway_12351]

I am sorry if I come across any condescending, but that is how most of the current masters programs are operated. Generally, masters are considered cash cow programs that funds other research and also brings a lot of commerce to the college towns. There are some exceptions, but most of them do qualify for my hypotheses.

That being said, why is it a bad thing then? If the people are spending money to get some quality education that can be regulated within United States, then I don't see any downside in delegating the vetting process to the universities. 4 years in the United States, one family visit per year and it brings a lot of commerce to the country. If they don't perform well, then it's always upto the university to make the judgement.

[lostmsu]

Because then universities are materially interested to let everyone in. With job offers the company is both spending extra, and needs the candidate to actually perform well in the position.