Why “immigrants” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Legal Immigration is a net positive to America. These folks follow our rules, work hard, move the needle and sometimes create entire companies and industries. The vast majority…
by twomusketeers · Oct 8, 2026
Sure. And regardless, companies shouldn't be allowed to pay immigrants on restrictive visas below market rate.
by ehe78qhe · Oct 8, 2026
> What happens if hiring picks up again? Do you just re-instate the H1b program? Yes, why not? Or more practically: keep the program but adjust the quotas annually or even quart…
by sltkr · Oct 8, 2026
I was talking about your claim that there is pretense or there is some ruse and that people are wising up now. If you read the entire bill, it covers all sorts of classes of non…
by bubblethink · Oct 8, 2026
Return immigrants are a non-negligible plus for the countries the people returned to because they saw other ways of working and lives and approaches and they seed their original…
by RealityVoid · Oct 8, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "immigrants" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "immigrants" over time.
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as permanent residents. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration—though an individual could overstay a travel visa and become an immigrant or permanent resident—seasonal labour is sometimes included in the definition of immigration. Read more on Wikipedia