The Ladder to the American Dream: Pulled Up and Sold Out

H1-B Hypocrisy: Corporate Greed and the Broken Social Contract

Jan 01, 2025

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A small, cute, anthropomorphic gator named Croaky, designed in a Pixar-style animation, wearing a patriotic worker's outfit with a hard hat and holding a toolbox labeled 'American Talent.' Croaky stands at the base of a towering ladder labeled 'STEM Careers.' At the top of the ladder, corporate executives in suits are pulling it up with ropes, holding stacks of 'H1-B Visa' papers and bags of money. In the background, disheartened American graduates in caps and gowns clutch their diplomas near a tech hub or factory with a sign reading 'American Dream Incorporated.' The image is colorful, emotional, and highly detailed, emphasizing Croaky's determined and frustrated expression.

For all the fanfare about “America First” in this past election it is astonishing how easily that phrase has mutated into “Americans Last” when examined through the lens of policy being advocated by the movements figureheads. The H1-B visa program we’ve all been discussing lately thanks to the musings of Elon Musk, once hailed as a noble tool of innovat…

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