re: Nuggie Boy is not going to like this: H-1B visa heat map

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because he framed his dislike at the subject and Texas based on a bullshite graphic he/she took as real.

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I don’t give a frick really, I was just hoping to get a 3,000 word response from Nuggie because I find them hilarious

i mean can you blame him for being annoyed?

but for the record

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Top States for H-1B Approvals (2025/2026 Data)

As of early 2026, the concentration of H-1B visas is highest in these states:

California: ~86,147 approvals

Texas: ~41,571 approvals

New York: ~22,526 approvals

New Jersey: ~21,880 approvals

Virginia: ~21,828 approvals

Major Metropolitan Areas

While states like California and Texas lead in total numbers, the visas are highly concentrated in specific cities and their surrounding metros:

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA: Historically the metro area with the highest absolute number of H-1B workers.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: A primary hub for tech and engineering talent in the South.

San Francisco / San Jose, CA: Known for the highest concentration of software engineers and developers in Silicon Valley.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD: Driven by high demand for specialized research and government contracting roles.

Seattle, WA: Home to major tech headquarters like Amazon and Microsoft.

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The main companies benefiting





that is a lot of American software engineers out of work.

what is worse imo though are the gas stations. They get a grant then they use H1B visa to bring family and friends over to work as gas station clerk under h1b visa....complete bullshite. same with hotels.

What’s LARP mean? Seems like there’s a new abbreviation made every day. Hard to keep up.

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There is no way that map is accurate.

California is 100% the epicenter of H-1B

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this