H1-B's In-House Outsourcing: The Fragility of America's AI Empire

How Reliance on Foreign Tech Labor Exposes the Cracks in America's Digital Fortress

Dec 29, 2024

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A small, cute, Pixar-style anthropomorphic gator (Croaky) depicted as a modern-day Roman senator. Croaky is wearing a traditional Roman toga with glowing holographic laurel wreaths and holding a futuristic tablet. The setting is a mix of ancient Roman columns and futuristic skyscrapers with visible cracks. Croaky has an expression of concern and gestures toward a crowd of distracted 'tech bros' in hoodies engrossed in their devices. The overall tone is lighthearted yet reflective, with a Pixar-Disney animation style emphasizing Croaky's charm and the seriousness of the scene.

There’s a peculiar irony in the champions of today’s "go-go-go" tech economy—these are the same Silicon Valley evangelists who extol the virtues of disruption while building systems so fragile they’d make a soufflé seem robust by comparison. These are the tech bros and their fans who tell us that the H-1B visa program is an unqualified good, a modern tr…

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