Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas until end of year
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Re: Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas until end of year
#682Earlier quoted context omitted.
O visas are much harder to get than H-1B. I've hired a bunch of people via H-1B that we could not have hired via O. None of them were displacing American workers -- we would have hired just as many (or more) qualified American workers if they had been available too. So it seems disingenuous to imply that O covers the intended purpose of H-1B. (For the record, I agree that companies like Tata abuse H-1B and that sort…
>None of them were displacing American workers -- we would have hired just as many (or more) qualified American workers if they had been available too. Did you try increasing salaries until you could find applicants. I'm virtually certain that you did not. What you mean is that you couldn't find American workers at the price you were willing to pay, and because you weren't willing to pay the market price, you found a…
Re: Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas until end of year
#683Earlier quoted context omitted.
I never get offended when I am asked. Why would I? It’s natural curiosity IMHO. And actually makes small talk easier as it’s a subject I know and can chat about :) But I don’t know, if I told you I was from Greece, would my visa be the first think that would pop into your mind for small talk?
Speaking just for myself, I often end up saying rather stupid things when thinking on my feet. On the other hand, yeah, the could simply have been a jackass. Greeks, though? Who doesn't love the Greeks? The Turks, I guess, but in America, I think they are well-regarded.
Re: Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas until end of year
#684I wonder what suspending Visas means in so far as remote working is a thing.