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Oracle Files 3,100+ H-1B Visa Petitions While Laying Off 30,000 Workers — 509 Points, 306 Comments
Oracle filed 2,690 H-1B visas in FY2025 and 436 so far in FY2026 while simultaneously eliminating up to 30,000 positions globally (including 12,000 in India) to fund AI data center expansion. The 509-point HN thread highlights a broader industry pattern — Amazon similarly filed 2,675 H-1B petitions during layoffs of 14,000 corporate workers. The story connects to the AI labor displacement trend: companies are not replacing jobs with AI directly, but using AI investment as justification for mass restructuring while simultaneously importing specialized labor.
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