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New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by TheCoelacanth »

gaius wrote: post #50
dmode wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there was such an abundance of talent, why does Google pay $125k for entry level SW jobs ? And why is SW engineering such a highly paid position ?

Outside of a handful of companies in Silly Valley tech is just another office job and less well paid than law, accounting, MBAs and most other professionals. No one ever says there’s a desperate shortage of corporate lawyers and we need special visas to import more!

> No one ever says there’s a desperate shortage of corporate lawyers and we need special visas to import more!

Yes, they do. It's called the H-1B visa. Lawyers, accountants, financial analysts, physicians, surgeons, management consultants, architects, journalists, school teachers, nurses and many other occupations qualify for H-1B visas.

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by TheCoelacanth »

User23 wrote: post #24
mavelikara wrote: post #17

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> Because that should be table-stakes for the profession. By your definition, most of the 736 players who played in FIFA 2018 world cup few weeks ago do not posses any special athletic skills - they merely posses skills that are table-stakes for their profession. Yet, most reasonable people would not hesitate to call those players elite athletes. What I am trying to point out is that H-1B is not about finding that ou…

There are 265 million professional soccer players according to FIFA* and 736 were in the world cup. If the US accepted foreign developers at the same rate, that is 0.00027%, then of the 14.6 million that would be 41 individuals rounding up. So yes, they would comfortably fit in a large conference room. * https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/bcoffsurv/emaga_9...

You are misreading that document tremendously. It states that 265 million people are actively involved in playing football, not professionally, just playing in any way. That number includes "professional footballers, registered players over the age of 18, registered youth players under the age of 18, futsal players, beach soccer players and unregistered occasional players".

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by __sr__ »

HNNewer wrote: post #33
User23 wrote: post #9

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Having worked with H-1B "principal engineers" who can't write a bash script, I'm thinking yes, this is true.

this. I've worked with C++ "senior" engineers who weren't understanding compiler errors because they've written 2 main() [!!!] functions in code

So how exactly were they doing their job? Didn’t their manager have anything to say about the non-delivery of the project?

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by mechwarrior »

I'm sure there is a good reason this idea wouldn't work, hoping someone can help poke holes in it:

Why not set a number of H1B visas (say keep the current of 85k), then rather than do a lottery or check qualifications, simply rank salaries offered to applicants (or total yearly compensation) and let the people with the highest offers get the visas.

This way wages won't be depressed, and companies with labor needs they are truly unable to fulfill with traditional methods will get all the people they need.

Viewing money as a crude measure of qualification it seems this would be the most fair method. Also would be the best for the American worker since it would prevent low cost H1B applicants from lowering local wages.

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by dmode »

gaius wrote: post #50
dmode wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there was such an abundance of talent, why does Google pay $125k for entry level SW jobs ? And why is SW engineering such a highly paid position ?

Outside of a handful of companies in Silly Valley tech is just another office job and less well paid than law, accounting, MBAs and most other professionals. No one ever says there’s a desperate shortage of corporate lawyers and we need special visas to import more!

If lawyers and doctors were in abundance, their wages will reflect that

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by dmode »

NTDF9 wrote: post #51
dmode wrote: post #44

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Both me and my wife fall in category 1, but were unceremoniously denied H1 visa extensions this year. Both of us have Master's degree in the US. As you would note from other comments in this thread, there is a lot of misunderstanding about H1B among Americans. For most people H1B = cheap, which is grossly incorrect

@dmode what did you and your spouse end up doing?

Thankfully my wife's second petition was approved. I am currently negotiating to work out of an international office. It is really complicated due to tax issues, transfer, wage leveling, timezones etc. Personally, it is tough for me as I have a toddler. The thought of a prolonged separation with her is stressing me out. We are also planning to move out of the US next year. Researching best destination currently

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by NTDF9 »

dmode wrote: post #66
NTDF9 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

@dmode what did you and your spouse end up doing?

Thankfully my wife's second petition was approved. I am currently negotiating to work out of an international office. It is really complicated due to tax issues, transfer, wage leveling, timezones etc. Personally, it is tough for me as I have a toddler. The thought of a prolonged separation with her is stressing me out. We are also planning to move out of the US next year. Researching best destination currently

I hear you. Sorry about this! What other countries are you considering?

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by dmode »

NTDF9 wrote: post #67
dmode wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thankfully my wife's second petition was approved. I am currently negotiating to work out of an international office. It is really complicated due to tax issues, transfer, wage leveling, timezones etc. Personally, it is tough for me as I have a toddler. The thought of a prolonged separation with her is stressing me out. We are also planning to move out of the US next year. Researching best destination currently

I hear you. Sorry about this! What other countries are you considering?

India, Singapore, Dublin, and Canada. Singapore is really easy work permit if you are already getting paid Bay Area salaries.

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by User23 »

fooker wrote: post #52
User23 wrote: post #25

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Their competition is incompetent.

How is their competition relevant for determining whether they are lying?

That’s a different question. I’m not a mind reader so I have no idea if they are lying or just incorrect when they say things that aren’t true.

Re: New Evidence USCIS Policies Increased Denials Of H-1B Visas

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Post by NTDF9 »

dmode wrote: post #68
NTDF9 wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hear you. Sorry about this! What other countries are you considering?

India, Singapore, Dublin, and Canada. Singapore is really easy work permit if you are already getting paid Bay Area salaries.

Do you need your company to sponsor you again? Or can you move there independent of a job offer?
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