Alec MacGillis
@alecmac.bsky.social
Reporter at ProPublica, author of FULFILLMENT and THE CYNIC, native of Pittsfield, resident of Baltimore.
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Great reporting by @alecmac.bsky.social and another example of how policy implementation diverges from policy intent. Obviously the answer here is more legal pathways (and higher/no caps) for people to permanent residency and citizenship.
NEW: Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants.
They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
How Tech Company Recruiters Sidestep Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants. They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Great reporting by @alecmac.bsky.social and another example of how policy implementation diverges from policy intent. Obviously the answer here is more legal pathways (and higher/no caps) for people to permanent residency and citizenship.
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this is so dystopian
Every Sunday, the print classifieds in metro newspapers are full of listings for tech jobs that aren't actually open. It's a window into a deeply flawed corner of US immigration law that hurts both US and foreign workers, yet has endured for decades. I decided to explore further:
June 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
this is so dystopian
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An informative read.
Some remarkably candid quotes, a bit of history, a broken system, congressional negligence, and lobbyists.
Some remarkably candid quotes, a bit of history, a broken system, congressional negligence, and lobbyists.
June 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
An informative read.
Some remarkably candid quotes, a bit of history, a broken system, congressional negligence, and lobbyists.
Some remarkably candid quotes, a bit of history, a broken system, congressional negligence, and lobbyists.
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Great @alecmac.bsky.social story on the weird pretend job listings (and classified ads) that keep the H1B visa system running www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Avoided Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration
Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants. They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has e...
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June 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Great @alecmac.bsky.social story on the weird pretend job listings (and classified ads) that keep the H1B visa system running www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Used to work for a company that did this—they kept ALL their positions open on their website to “fill the bench” just in case someone left, and regularly interviewed for roles they weren’t actually hiring for. When I questioned the tactic, I was told I wasn’t being a “team player.” 🙃
Every Sunday, the print classifieds in metro newspapers are full of listings for tech jobs that aren't actually open. It's a window into a deeply flawed corner of US immigration law that hurts both US and foreign workers, yet has endured for decades. I decided to explore further:
June 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Used to work for a company that did this—they kept ALL their positions open on their website to “fill the bench” just in case someone left, and regularly interviewed for roles they weren’t actually hiring for. When I questioned the tactic, I was told I wasn’t being a “team player.” 🙃
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Propublica's reporting, as always, is exceptional. I hope it leads to further discussion of the harm H1-B visas cause hundreds of thousands of young Indians—mostly men—trapping them in underpaid, exploitive positions, at a time recent (mostly male) college tech grads experience high unemployment.
Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants. They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades. @alecmac.bsky.social is on the case.
The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Avoided Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration
Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants. They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has e...
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June 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Propublica's reporting, as always, is exceptional. I hope it leads to further discussion of the harm H1-B visas cause hundreds of thousands of young Indians—mostly men—trapping them in underpaid, exploitive positions, at a time recent (mostly male) college tech grads experience high unemployment.
Every Sunday, the print classifieds in metro newspapers are full of listings for tech jobs that aren't actually open. It's a window into a deeply flawed corner of US immigration law that hurts both US and foreign workers, yet has endured for decades. I decided to explore further:
June 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Every Sunday, the print classifieds in metro newspapers are full of listings for tech jobs that aren't actually open. It's a window into a deeply flawed corner of US immigration law that hurts both US and foreign workers, yet has endured for decades. I decided to explore further:
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Some more examples of disappearing data, via @alecmac.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
May 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Some more examples of disappearing data, via @alecmac.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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They’re obeying in advance is what they’re doing.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
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May 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
They’re obeying in advance is what they’re doing.
Fascinating: Ozempic has totally disrupted the dynamic of group dinners out, when many people in the group barely feel like eating.
May 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Fascinating: Ozempic has totally disrupted the dynamic of group dinners out, when many people in the group barely feel like eating.
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As Congressional Republicans push for Medicaid work requirements, here’s how it’s going in Georgia:
Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to manage the country’s only Medicaid work requirement program — and sell it to the public.
Only 3% of those eligible have enrolled.
Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to manage the country’s only Medicaid work requirement program — and sell it to the public.
Only 3% of those eligible have enrolled.
The Firm Running Georgia’s Struggling Medicaid Experiment Was Also Paid Millions to Sell It to the Public
Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.
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May 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
As Congressional Republicans push for Medicaid work requirements, here’s how it’s going in Georgia:
Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to manage the country’s only Medicaid work requirement program — and sell it to the public.
Only 3% of those eligible have enrolled.
Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to manage the country’s only Medicaid work requirement program — and sell it to the public.
Only 3% of those eligible have enrolled.
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NEW from @propublica.org: Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Elon Musk while helping DOGE gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates Musk's businesses. www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW from @propublica.org: Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Elon Musk while helping DOGE gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates Musk's businesses. www.propublica.org/article/doge...