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Loss of privilege feels like oppression, but it isn't.

That's a rather simple-minded response. You define the person as having privilege without knowing said person, and then dehumanize them by saying their situation is irrelevant to justify your offensive attitude.

There are circumstances that the purpose of removal of privileges is specifically for oppression.

You're going to get a hernia if you keep straining that hard.

And then there's the unnecessary personal attack.

It's ridiculous that your previous comment got instantly flagged - apparently some things are not allowed to be a discussion.

Actually I am quite interested in hearing about these "H1b cartels." I feel that this issue is underreported. I am also still quite bitter about the Disney World bait-and-switch, and so I believe this issue deserves more attention.

I work in higher education, and H1bs have been very useful for attracting talented faculty from all over the world. It's neither a perfect nor fundamentally broken system, but to understand how to fix it we should feel free to discuss the flaws and benefits openly.