{"id":"evt_29be1de005a5","title":"H-1B America: Who Wins? Who Loses? An Unmuted Debate","date":"2025-12-04","timezone":"America/New_York","start_time":"18:30","time_of_day":"evening","venue":null,"location":{"basis":"unresolved","likely_area":null,"likely_area_granularity":null,"evidence":null},"description":"​Join us for a lively, high-stakes debate as two thought leaders square off over one of America’s most contested immigration tools: the H-1B visa. On one side, Professor Hal Salzman, a scholar of labor markets, innovation, and STEM workforce dynamics, brings a data-driven critique on how the H-1B shapes domestic science & engineering employment. On the other side, Jeremy Robbins, executive director of the American Immigration Council and veteran advocate, will challenge misconceptions and defend the role of H-1B in fueling American competitiveness and inclusion.","access":{"free":null,"application_required":null},"audience_roles":[],"audience_orientation":null,"company_stage":null,"interaction":["content"],"topics":[],"modality":"in_person","meal_context":"none","series":null,"mentions":[{"text":"American Immigration Council","kind":"organization","subtype":null,"role":"affiliation"},{"text":"Hal Salzman","kind":"person","subtype":null,"role":"speaker"},{"text":"Jeremy Robbins","kind":"person","subtype":null,"role":"speaker"}],"sources":[{"id":"nextnyc","class":"newsletter","publisher":"nextNYC","first_observed_at":"2025-11-24T12:44:46.0000000Z","last_observed_at":"2025-12-01T12:44:48.0000000Z"}],"discovery":{"first_party":[],"newsletter":["nextnyc"],"provider":null},"basis":{"audience_roles":{},"topics":{},"audience_orientation":null,"company_stage":null,"interaction":"inferred","modality":"default"},"canonical_url":null,"first_seen":"2025-11-24T12:44:46.0000000Z","last_seen":"2025-12-01T12:44:48.0000000Z","observation_count":2}