• plz1@lemmy.world
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    17 天前

    He could afford to fill all his companies with H1B’s, and pay the fees personally, and not even notice the cost. Also, wasn’t he in the country by over-staying a student visa?

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      17 天前

      Really? Tesla has ~125k employees. If all of them were fresh H1Bs, that’s $10B. Tesla’s net income is ~$7B, so in year one, that would create a deficit. If spread over the 6 years of an H1B, that would represent a nearly $2B, and that’s assuming everyone stuck around for the full 6 years.

      Yes, he could afford it, but he’d certainly notice.