U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers
Honestly, I have a hard time with the norms around &quot;worker visas,&quot; internationally including the US.<p>I can&#x27;t understand the liberal (both right and left) preferance for something that seems (to me) at odds with freedom (as in speech).<p>On one end of the spectrum we have thingslike middle east guest workers, almost an indentured service arrangment. On the other end, we have SV tech workers and similar elswhere.<p>What protects the higher earning workers is their higher earnings, which gives them more options and leverage.<p>Regardless most are bound to an employer, one way or another. They inarguably have much less freedom. They can&#x27;t make the same choices (eg. work part time, career break). Other choices require bureaucratic approval (change job, start a business, go to uni).<p>If citizens were subjected to these sorts of restrictions, it would be considered a liberal travesty. Since when is liberty subject to citizenship?<p>To be clear, I&#x27;m not against skilled migration. In practice, i think there would be almost no negatives to allowing skilled migrants (same criteria) their freedom.