Ep. 373 Crossover: Unpacking the H-1B Visa Controversy
Adam Haman joins Bob to discuss the recent “civil war” on the right over the H-1B visa program, with a focus on Vivek Ramaswamy’s critique of American culture.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
- The YouTube version of this episode.
- Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial tweet on US culture.
- Robert Sterling’s stats on the H-1B program.
- An EPI study (based on 2019 data) of the H-1B program.
- The Haman Nature page.
- Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
About the author, Robert
Christian and economist, Chief Economist at infineo, and Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute.
Hi Bob,
There is one somewhat nefarious aspect of the H1B program that causes employers to artificially prefer them that I didn’t hear you mention – and that is the fact that an H1B employee basically cannot quit because their visa is tied to their employment.
Hi Dave,
Yes, I had meant to get into that, but I forgot during the show. When I cover this again in the InFi podcast I’ll bring that point up.
Sponsorship (can’t quit without losing status) Visa’s seems to be the norm (happens in UK, Australia, Canada, etc.) so H1B’s aren’t unique in that regards.