Upstate Voice (@UpstateVoice)

The real truth regarding the H-1B visa program. I lived it.. In the early 1980s, I received degrees in computer science and mathematics. I had excellent pay in the programing industry. All of my friends in CS also received good jobs and excellent pay. Around 1990, employers decided to outsource computer programing (mostly to India) to save money. It was a disaster. The new programmers didn't understand the problems and their english skills were poor. They then tried insourcing. They were brought in on the  H-1B visa program and paid them 50 percent to 60 percent less of the money paid to US programmers, who were then summarily fired. Many of my friends had to train the Indian programmers before being fired. Many US programmers left the industry In order to make a decent living. The idea that we didn't have the skills then was a complete lie then and it's a complete lie now. It's all about dirt cheap labor. Those are the REAL facts!! This is not an "America First" policy.. this is an "American Citizen Last" policy, pushed by Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This is not just about CS jobs. It's about everyone's jobs. This will be Trump's real legacy and this is why I'm off the Trump Train.