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[–] plz1@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
  1. They are not all fresh H1Bs or even a majority
  2. So?
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

He could afford to fill all his companies with H1B’s

I just showed the cost of doing that for one company.

My point is to show how these costs can add up.