It used to be the standard to get hired you needed 2,000 hours, AT A TURBOPROP REGIONAL. We keep forgetting that the 250 hour new-hires, were not the norm. I have no issue with raising the mins to ATP standards. It reduces the competitive pool, and those in the pool are a higher skill set.
Empathy goes both ways. We've fought for years to raise the bar at the regional level. Around every corner a new company and new management beat us down. There were too many other pilots to compete against. This new law has effectively saved us tons of negotiating capital. I won't lose any sleep knowing it just got harder for a person to become an airline pilot.