Why “Immigration” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Your presentation is a false choice. It is both the case that corporations have to much market share, employment bargaining powers, anticompetitive collusion and immigration isn…
by digitaltrees · Oct 8, 2026
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
The company I work at pays a similar distribution to the H1B salaries offered by Anthropic: https://www.levels.fyi/h1b/?q=anthropic . > I can guarantee you t…
by linkregister · Oct 8, 2026
Microsoft Comment on Recent Immigration Questions https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/10/08/microso...
by ChrisArchitect · Oct 8, 2026
> This is a messaging move. We need immigration reform and a pro-labor movement in America. This is crumbs to peasants. Couldn't agree more. I can see the admin flailing in tryi…
by Avicebron · Oct 8, 2026
Many do. Look at the ranks of founders, context level execs, all made up of a disproportionate share of immigrants. That's also not necessary to justify the proposition that imm…
by digitaltrees · Oct 8, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "immigration" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "immigration" 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