Tech Giants Warn H-1B Workers: Don't Travel, Just Code
When Google and Apple warn H-1B workers against holiday travel, they frame it as a concern for their employees. What they gloss over is the structural issue: a deliberately convoluted visa system that benefits corporations more than the 'highly skilled' workers it purports to attract. These same companies lobby continuously for expanded H-1B programs, driving down wages and creating a precarious
labor pool. Big Tech's concern for 'stranded' workers conveniently ignores who helped build the cage. The legal quagmire these workers face isn't just bureaucratic inefficiency; it's a by-product of corporate capture of immigration policy, ensuring a perpetually available, easily exploitable workforce. Perhaps less 'warning' and more genuine lobbying for systemic reform—or even better, paying
market wages to local talent—would be a truer sign of corporate responsibility.