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Comment by confuseddesi

1 day ago

As a US citizen I am confused. H1-B and similar are supposed to be non-immigrant visas for temporary workers. Why was it allowed to permanently immigrate under those visas to begin with? We have immigrant visas like the E-1 for routes to permanent immigration.

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mtremsal  1 day ago

H1B is considered “dual intent”

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