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		jollyllama on Dec 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump sides with Musk on support for H-1B visas fo... No, you missed the point of the GP. The companies don't want them because they are cheaper, they want them because they have less rights. > who have no option to leave for a better opportunity or higher pay (or to unionize) The companies don't want cheaper labor. They want slave labor.

rbanffy on Dec 30, 2024 [–]

You are missing the point: if they have fewer rights, they are cheaper in the long run.

jollyllama on Dec 31, 2024 | [–]

Perhaps we're getting into semantics. Sure, fewer rights necessarily implies cheaper, but not the other way around. "Cheaper" alone fails to get to the heart of the matter.

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