H-1B Visa Most Used for 'Software Engineer,' 'Software Developer' Roles

Post by noego » Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 3:00 PM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #22

jimbob45 wrote: post #8

I might previously have argued that H-1Bs were causing a domino effect on the rest of US employment - their complete inability to negotiate higher salaries spilled over into the rest of the industry. However, I see now that such an argument is shortsighted. There is no evidence outside of my own conjecture to support such a thing and my frustration with my own experiences in the industry is causing me to scapegoat H-…

> There is no evidence outside of my own conjecture to support such a thing Every economist believes in supply and demand curves. If there are any H1Bs being awarded to replaceable programmers (as opposed to specialized programmers with no American counterparts, as was the intended use of the system), then wages are being depressed. It's practically a law of physics.

Post by tomschlick » Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 3:02 PM UTC

thatfrenchguy wrote: post #28

tomschlick wrote: post #25

IMO, H1Bs should be given out via action style based on salary where the highest bidders (companies that need to fill the positions) get them. That's the only simple way to make sure they are not trying to replace higher cost US workers with lower cost H1B workers who are beholden to their employers every whim over threat of being kicked out.

But how do you fix the fact that large consulting companies could be paying more than say, a startup ?

Post by henvic » Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 3:03 PM UTC

henvic wrote: post #13

merpnderp wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Federalism would solve a lot of the country's problems.

No. Federalism creates most of the problems in the US: drug wars, invasions overseas, absurd military expending, reduced comparative advantages between states, the evil patents system, expensive medical care, etc. The more concentrated the state apparatus, the more powerful the government and the less free and poor the people are. -- correction: I meant centralized power, not federalism.

Post by whatshisface » Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 3:04 PM UTC

noego wrote: post #31

whatshisface wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> There is no evidence outside of my own conjecture to support such a thing Every economist believes in supply and demand curves. If there are any H1Bs being awarded to replaceable programmers (as opposed to specialized programmers with no American counterparts, as was the intended use of the system), then wages are being depressed. It's practically a law of physics.

Economists also believe in the lump of labor fallacy, which your comment perfectly exemplifies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy

Post by thatfrenchguy » Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 3:07 PM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #22

jimbob45 wrote: post #8

I might previously have argued that H-1Bs were causing a domino effect on the rest of US employment - their complete inability to negotiate higher salaries spilled over into the rest of the industry. However, I see now that such an argument is shortsighted. There is no evidence outside of my own conjecture to support such a thing and my frustration with my own experiences in the industry is causing me to scapegoat H-…

> There is no evidence outside of my own conjecture to support such a thing Every economist believes in supply and demand curves. If there are any H1Bs being awarded to replaceable programmers (as opposed to specialized programmers with no American counterparts, as was the intended use of the system), then wages are being depressed. It's practically a law of physics.