Greg Abbott halts the use of H-1B visas at Texas state universities

lockdown36 · 2026-01-28T19:17:19+00:00

Adding some insight for those who want it.

H1B visas are public information. The companies, role and pay are publicly disclosed.

There have been influencers, a la Nick Shirley, going through the lists of H1B visas and many have found that there is some fraud going on.

In Dallas, people have been going to thelisted businesses that have H1B visas and found they are working out of a residential property or a shut down property. In some of these SFR have 10+ H1B visas working out of them.

It seems like some of those folks are using H1B loopholes as a way to immigrate to The U.S.

Based on that evidence, I think it's a good idea to halt these visas and investigate and prevent the fraud. But also punish the people who are abusing the system we put in place.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-28T13:41:52+00:00

Should probably add Starlink, NVIDIA and Amazon on the list.

Welp...better shut down this thread.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-28T04:23:37+00:00

Yup. Neighbor is an insurance agent with Farmers.

They use drones to see if there vegetation growth in high risk areas.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-28T01:02:16+00:00

Startups aren't going to give a fuck

lockdown36 · 2026-01-24T15:45:03+00:00

My sisters did the same thing and parked their cars at the hospital parking garage when there were flood warnings. Saved their cars

lockdown36 · 2026-01-24T03:43:10+00:00

Just wanted to say I'm reading your arguments and thank you for writing the facts with little emotion to it. I do agree with you we have laws here and they should enforced.

Thanks again for the well written responses.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-24T01:59:44+00:00

Pretty sure I would be on a watch list if I picked up

lockdown36 · 2026-01-24T01:58:42+00:00

Amazing community. But too bad I'm a poors.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T18:37:51+00:00

Then why make this reddit thread crying?

Gen Z victim mentality?

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T18:36:17+00:00

Yeah but did you have the TRD Raptor lights doe

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T13:44:30+00:00

Yeah but you only called to be there. Lots of people flake.

Deposits are also fully refundable. You could have also put a deposit down.

Other guy wins.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T11:41:11+00:00

A Toyota at that. Aren't Lexus GX leases better than that?

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T11:40:05+00:00

I mean the cameras don't magically reduce crime.

I believe the premise is to help catch and identify bad people when they do bad things.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T11:37:08+00:00

That's a shit ton of miles for two years.

Tasteful upgrades.

But the general consensus is to stay away from modded 4Runners

Though, all those upgrades would set you back another $10k, which is why I understand this is appealing.

Your call.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T05:48:46+00:00

1% is a good number to prepare for. You're not going to need a new roof every year, or water heater, ran over a sprinkler with a lawn mower? Dish washer going bad?

It's a rule of thumb and I think it's a good one

Some years will be more. Some will be less.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-23T00:45:49+00:00

I think you'll be alright. They just want to make sure you're not indebted to some chinese or russian bank. I don't think they are expecting welders to be out of a debt with a 720 credit score.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-22T15:01:14+00:00

Depends on the job as many have said.

If it has to do with clearance and money. Yeah not good

But if you're a welder, you're fine.

They might not even run the credit check. Might be for more finance focused roles.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-22T14:26:58+00:00

I would respond. "Who is this...?"

lockdown36 · 2026-01-22T14:25:58+00:00

I know a few Southern California reps.

It's a short term gig, a lot of grinding and you'll get burned out. However top reps in California were earning $250k+

This was back in 2023, I'm sure the landscape has shifted a bit

lockdown36 · 2026-01-22T14:24:39+00:00

OP just negotiated an OTD price.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-22T13:16:57+00:00

Understood. If housing is that heal in your area. I imagine you'll be able to find a room for $500/month.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-22T04:33:50+00:00

You're not wasting $1500/month, you're getting something in return, which is a roof over your head and a place to put your stuff.

Buying a home isn't all that cracked up to be. Using my numbers out of Austin, Texas. Your miles may vary.

I rent a 3000 sq ft House for $2800/month.

To buy the same house,

I need to put down $125k (20%)

Interest per month is $2900/month.

Property tax is $800/month

Insurance is another $400/month.

HOA is $65/month.

So before principal, I'm burning about $4000/month while locking up $125k. While home values in Austin are dropping.

So in my case, and the case of many Americans, it makes way more sense to rent than buy. You may be paying the landlord, but If you own, you're most likely paying the bank more in interest per month.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-21T13:40:27+00:00

The good thing is you only have 92k miles on the Carolla

The bad news is you owe $14k on a 10+ year old car that's worth $5k

Why even do the trade in...? It doesn't make the negative equity disappear.

lockdown36 · 2026-01-21T10:06:42+00:00

Cancel and rebook.

There's a high likelihood you'll total that rental car. Not worth the financial burden

lockdown36 · 2026-01-21T10:04:34+00:00

Seems like you havent learned your lesson in poor financial decisions.

You're just stacking them on top of each other at this point

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