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Comment on Long-Run Effects of H-1B Immigration on the U.S. Economy (July 2026)parent

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you'd have to be pretty naive to think it wasn't common

Belief has nothing to do with this. If you think something is common then gather evidence of that and make a convincing case to support your claim. "Trust me, guy" doesn't cut it. "I've seen it" doesn't cut it.

It's an interesting paper, and it certainly takes "gather evidence and present it" part of the program very seriously.

Every incentive is there. It benefits the company to take advantage of these people's visa restrictions. The capacity is there to do it without much risk.

The only saving grace would be a business who puts aside its own self interest to be good to their employees. That's very rare and you'd be naive to count on it.

That's not formal evidence of it being widespread but to me it's a strong enough argument to not put myself in that situation.

We have strong evidence that the net effect on the economy isn't what you'd expect if widespread fraud was the problem many claim. The paper we're all discussing is one such form of that evidence.

If all you have is a story to tell that sounds plausible when you tell it, then while I respect your right to do so, I don't personally give it any credence.

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