Well eeeexxxxcuseee me bigshot. Did you not read that he "saved" 90% of his income by living in a truck? Meaning 90% of his income went to rent or did that little nugget escape you? Yes shut down the rabble and the poors, that'll fix it!
Who in their right mind would endure that situation if they had no other choice? Why is it OK that this goes on? If google paid enough this wouldn't happen and they reason they CAN is because of the H1bs.
Cause -> Effect
As for the dorms that is LITERALLY bringing back the company store and script, both of which Amazon is starting to do for their H1B personnel.
My comment stands. I still don't see what the fact that he's a smart kid who doesn't mind living in a truck with no windows has to do with foreign workers.
The Bay Area is ridiculously expensive. People are well paid, better than probably anywhere else in the country. How is it Google's fault that a 1BR apartment in the Marina can rent for upward of $6000? Do you really think if Google doubled salaries that prices would all just stay the same? Fat chance.
Most tech companies already have a company store. Brandon's struggles are a reality for young tech workers in the valley. Dorms would solve a lot of problems. If suddenly tech salaries all jumped, you can rest assured housing costs would jump too. Dorms, or more appropriately Employee Housing, would buffer that. Live close to work, no commute, and affordable. After a few years, you've paid off your student loans and you've put some money in the bank for a down payment on a house.