rant · moment 9 of 25
H-1B Visas, the Working Class, and His Aunt's Pakistani Doctor
from Civil War: The Original Heated Rivalry | The Tim Dillon Show #481 · #481
4 min
He traces how libertarian and corporate interests historically pushed immigration to undercut union labor, contrasts that with left-wing economic critics of immigration, and tells the story of arguing with his aunt about why Pakistan produces her doctor.
- Most people fleeing those regions have legitimate reasons, but the U.S. isn't blameless—we've conducted wars across the Middle East and destabilized Latin America.
- Tim argues opening borders to destroy your own country isn't a debt we owe, and most people didn't vote for that policy anyway.
- The working class has less and less power while wealth inequality grows.
- Critics of immigration when Tim was younger came from the left and paleoconservatives worried about borders and culture—not the right or chamber of commerce.
- Pro-capitalists thought they could grow the economy by bringing in more consumers and cutting labor costs for construction and development.
- Tech billionaires like Elon Musk want H-1B visas to import Indian and Chinese workers who'll sleep in bunk beds and work for far less than Americans.
- Tim's aunt claims immigration is necessary because her Pakistani doctor wouldn't be available otherwise.
- Tim questions why an Islamic theocratic and dysfunctional country like Pakistan is producing doctors for the United States.