This. When I worked in retail here in the Bay Area years ago, I used to manage college graduates for close to minimum wage. Even worse, retail companies stopped hiring full time so they wouldn’t have to pay benefits. On top of that, we have to deal with companies dominated by foreign labor looking at you like “Why the fuck are you even attempting to apply here?” when dropping off resumes in person.
We need to end the H1-B visas.
We need to take care of our home/homeless/jobless first before bringing anyone else in.
Edit: Removed 'loopholes' as the H1-B is the loophole.
This. When I worked in retail here in the Bay Area years ago, I used to manage college graduates for close to minimum wage. Even worse, retail companies stopped hiring full time so they wouldn’t have to pay benefits. On top of that, we have to deal with companies dominated by foreign labor looking at you like “Why the fuck are you even attempting to apply here?” when dropping off resumes in person.
The H1-B visa IS the loophole.