First good idea I have heard out of The Donald. H1B visa's are a deal where companies find skilled high tech workers overseas and sponsor them for temporary (a couple of years) entry to the US on the condition that they remain employed. Should there be a falling out between the H1B employee and his employer, employee must find a new sponsor ASAP lest he get deported.
Companies like this, 'cause overseas employees will work cheaper than native Americans. Take an engineer from say India. A salary that an American engineer would find insulting, looks like more money than he has ever seen in his life.
And after a few years we tell this guy his H1B has expired and he needs to return home.
This seems kinda dumb, and hard on the employee. I knew a bunch of these guys over the years working in high tech. Most of 'em are well educated, smart, hard working, decent people who would make excellent US citizens. And, we need more young smart hardworking people (makers) to keep the US economy running, and produce the stuff that 50% of the population (the takers) is drawing thru our generous welfare programs.
We ought to run immigration to build the US with good decent citizens. Every year we ought to have one big entrance exam. We admit the best people to the country and tell the others to re apply next year. Best people are the engineers, the scientists, the doctors, the young, the married, the educated and the intelligent. Admit the best and offer them permanent citizenship.
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