🔺 r/immigrationuJustSplit4759·23 days ago
H4, O3, L2, J2 - Immigrant dependent visas
I've noticed H-1B and H-4 get almost all the attention in immigration debates, and I wonder if that's really where the biggest problems are. I work in a hospital, and what I see with J-1 and J-2 visas raises similar questions — entire teams with no American hires, and J-2 dependents seemingly working around the program's original intent. My wife's in corporate, and she sees the same pattern with L-1 and L-2: L-1 transfers used in ways that don't match the "specialized knowledge" the visa is meant for, and L-2 dependents ending up as a source of labor outside the usual hiring process. If H-1B is getting this much scrutiny for potential abuse, why aren't J and L dependent visas facing the same level of oversight? Is there a gap in enforcement for these categories, or is it just that they're smaller and less visible in the public conversation? Given how many Americans are currently looking for work, it seems worth asking whether the rules around dependent work authorization — across all these visa types, not just H-4 — actually hold up to the same standard. Think about below: in 2025, these seem to be the numbers: 85k H1B, 300k J1, 75k L1, 140k H4 , 40k J2, 75k L2 submitted by /u/Just…