Companies Are Lying About AI Layoffs
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- #worker replacement
- #tech layoffs
- #H-1B visa
- Companies claim economy and AI are causing tech layoffs, but evidence suggests otherwise.
- Vanessa Wingårdh analyzed H-1B visa data, revealing American workers are being replaced by cheaper H-1B visa workers.
- WSJ reported on this issue following concerns raised by senators.
- H-1B data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shows high numbers of approved beneficiaries for major corporations.
- Layoff numbers from news articles are significantly lower than H-1B approvals, indicating potential replacement of local workers.
- Examples include Google (15,010 H-1B approvals vs. 12,000 layoffs) and Microsoft (14,707 H-1B approvals vs. 9,000/15,000 layoffs).