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		michaelteter 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: H-1B program grew 81 percent from 2011 to 2022 The purpose of this program has always been to provide cheaper labor for companies. We have never had a legitimate shortage of qualified software engineers.

itake 6 months ago [–]

We definitely did have a shortage until about 2021. Code camps wouldn't exist if companies couldn't hire from a more qualified candidate pool.

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