H1-B visas hurt one type of worker and exploit another. This mess must be fixed
It must never be cheaper for a corporation to hire a guest worker from overseas than an American worker. We are living in a moment with unprecedented income and wealth inequality. At a time when the richest people in our country have never had it so good, 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and inflation-adjusted income for the average American worker has been stagnant for 50 years. Why is that?