The article claims that in 2023 the U.S. issued about 110,098 work permits in computer occupations while graduating roughly 134,153 citizens/green‑card holders with CS degrees. It pairs this with data on flat real starting salaries since 2015 and declining six‑month employment rates for CS majors to argue crowd‑out.
— Comparing visa inflows to the size of the domestic graduate pipeline gives policymakers and voters a simple scale test for whether immigration aligns with or displaces entry‑level talent.
BeauHD
2026.04.30
85% relevant
The complaint alleges Cloudera engineered hiring to favor sponsored foreign workers over U.S. applicants for high‑paying tech roles, directly connecting the firm‑level behavior to the broader pattern that guest‑worker and tech‑visa pipelines effectively substitute for domestic graduates and reshape hiring in computer science jobs.
2025.10.07
100% relevant
The article’s headline figures: 134,153 U.S. CS grads vs. 110,098 foreign computer‑occupation work permits in 2023, plus reported drops in six‑month employment (73.2%→64.3%).
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