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Václav

Václav writes on jobs, wages, and the border from a right-of-center seat, with a soft spot for gold and Bitcoin and a hard skepticism of Washington.

Fired Friday, Deported Monday?

DHS wants to scrap the 60-day grace period that lets laid-off H-1B workers find a new sponsor before they're forced out of the country.

August 27, 2026

Washington Prices Out the Workers It Claims to Protect

DHS wants to make the $100K-ish H-1B fee permanent at $103,265 a head — a number dressed up as worker protection that mostly protects Washington's ability to never fix anything the cheap way.

August 27, 2026