H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
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Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#2Honestly, I am all for raising the wage requirement. This will definitely help to reduce the use of H1B for hiring underpaid foreign labor.
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#3Raising the minimum is about the only way (short of auctions) to prevent companies from playing games with the prevailing wage requirements.
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#4It's an interesting paradox ... the top users of H1s are foreign companies, like Infosys and Tata - they bring in people on these visas.
So in a way, it's kind of 'insourcing' not 'outsourcing'.
I truly wonder if those companies would opt to just leave their staff in India, and to hire mostly just customer-facing support types here otherwise.
In that case, the US would lose a lot of tax revenue (and spending) from those foreigners who are in the US on H1's - who are clearly generating a lot of value, not exactly slouches on welfare or what-not.
Granted - it could be that Infosys may have to hire real talent locally.
All of this outside the issue of FB, Google etc. hiring on H1's.
I wish someone would chime in with some hard research on this ... it'd be nice to know the exact skills of those on H1's and how those align with US labour market ...
I often think these laws are passed without grasp of the nuance ...
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#5Honestly, I am all for raising the wage requirement. This will definitely help to reduce the use of H1B for hiring underpaid foreign labor.
" This will definitely help to reduce the use of H1B for hiring underpaid foreign labor."
Surely it will, but it also may damage many companies ability to compete effectively.
A lot of talented R&D folks, outside of the Valley, may be earning 80-95K doing valuable work - and most of the surpluses will go to those companies, to the US in form of taxes, and remember those people spend mostly in the US as well.
So the issue is the degree to which Americans are actually displaced by those foreigners - that's the real underlying issue.
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#6It's an interesting paradox ... the top users of H1s are foreign companies, like Infosys and Tata - they bring in people on these visas. So in a way, it's kind of 'insourcing' not 'outsourcing'. I truly wonder if those companies would opt to just leave their staff in India, and to hire mostly just customer-facing support types here otherwise. In that case, the US would lose a lot of tax revenue (and spending) from th…
The quota of H1b visas (compared to demand) is so low that it's very likely it will be filled even after losing the low paying applications. So tax revenue shouldn't go down.
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#7Honestly, I am all for raising the wage requirement. This will definitely help to reduce the use of H1B for hiring underpaid foreign labor.
I feel like this proposed bill doesn't go far enough.
H-1B visas should ONLY be granted for workers that are in such need that they are above the 90th percentile of pay for that role. They should also be limited to no more commitment to the company than their peer workers.
Once within the country, an H-1B worker should also be able to leave for other employment (without the top market rate requirement) whenever they choose and with a 6-12 month grace period for finding new work if they quit or are laid off.
The entire point should be about bringing valuable future citizens in to the country, and the program should definitely be a strong path to citizenship.
It also makes sense to have a different (easier to get) type of immigration for workers that want to start a company (and have most of those jobs) within the US.
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#8Raising the minimum wage is a welcome move to counter abuse of this visa. However, the minimum level needs to be set based on the city of employment and it's living cost. It cannot be a flat rate.
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#9100K in Bay area is not equal to 100K in some other part of US. Also H1B is not only used by the IT industry but other industries as well, where paying 100K may be tough.
Re: H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules
#10Raising the minimum is about the only way (short of auctions) to prevent companies from playing games with the prevailing wage requirements.
The only way to have proper wages for H1B is to allow workers to change company.
Right now, the H1B workers have zero leverage power, zero negotiation power and they can't change job.