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Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by fasdfdsava »

lesuorac wrote: post #40
patrickhogan1 wrote: post #16

Ah, classic regulatory theater. The administration, after 4 years of not introducing these changes, is now suddenly scrambling to roll them out. They’re dropping them right before a major transition, with an implementation timeline conveniently set for after the transition. It’s a clever little maneuver. When the inevitable reversal happens, they can show up at fundraising galas telling donors, “We tried! We were so…

Eh downvote. The USG has to go through a very length period of coming up with a proposed rule. Allowing comments to be made about it, adjusting (or not) the rule based on those comments, and then finally submitting the final rule. Nobody at USCIS wrote this document yesterday and published this today. This is the result of years of work. Do you seriously expect the USG to shut down anything they don't think they can…

Maybe it's a total coincidence that this final rule takes effect the Friday, January 17 and Trump's inauguration is Monday, January 20th. But I sort of wonder.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by 999900000999 »

I'd rather have H1-B visas be a 5 year unrestricted work permit.

America needs to keep attracting the world's best and brightest, but linking it to a specific employer is problematic. Opens up employees to mistreatment.

I'd say charge a straight up fee, 500k upon approval. That gets you 5 years, if your wiz making 400k a year it's a great deal.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by hgs3 »

physhster wrote: post #66
richwater wrote: post #51

Yet even more ways for corporations to underpay native, domestic workers.

How so?

It's supply and demand economics: if there is a low supply of workers and a high demand for them, then employers are supposed to compete for them with more pay, more benefits, training/education, etc. When the supply of workers is artificially increased, then companies have less incentive to compete. It becomes a buyer's market for employers.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by ritcgab »

ganeshkrishnan wrote: post #5
pseingatl wrote: post #2

Cancel the program. It's not needed. It's used to game the system. It's not supposed to be a backdoor to a green card.

The rabid chants went from: we need to stop illegal immigration and make sure everyone enters legally To: We need to make sure we only allow valuable immigrants that add to the economy To: Cancel this program. They are gaming the system. You can choose the game to play but you can't choose the rules of the game.

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Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by xiphias2 »

patrickhogan1 wrote: post #16

Ah, classic regulatory theater. The administration, after 4 years of not introducing these changes, is now suddenly scrambling to roll them out. They’re dropping them right before a major transition, with an implementation timeline conveniently set for after the transition. It’s a clever little maneuver. When the inevitable reversal happens, they can show up at fundraising galas telling donors, “We tried! We were so…

It's not the only last minute thing the administration does that it could have done before:

- Launched rockets from Ukraine - remote work contracts extended to 2029 after Elon + Vivek wants people to RTO - TikTok ban

And the classic answer is always the same here: ,,it was all planned for years'' (sure, but the decision is made after the elections on purpose)

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by daveguy »

999900000999 wrote: post #82

I'd rather have H1-B visas be a 5 year unrestricted work permit. America needs to keep attracting the world's best and brightest, but linking it to a specific employer is problematic. Opens up employees to mistreatment. I'd say charge a straight up fee, 500k upon approval. That gets you 5 years, if your wiz making 400k a year it's a great deal.

If you're trying to get the best and brightest why would you charge 500 thousand dollars?! I don't care what kind of wiz you are, that's prohibitive.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by mksreddy »

999900000999 wrote: post #82

I'd rather have H1-B visas be a 5 year unrestricted work permit. America needs to keep attracting the world's best and brightest, but linking it to a specific employer is problematic. Opens up employees to mistreatment. I'd say charge a straight up fee, 500k upon approval. That gets you 5 years, if your wiz making 400k a year it's a great deal.

I thought it is a terrible idea from first sentence. Last paragraph completely changed my mind.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by ritcgab »

hgs3 wrote: post #83
physhster wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How so?

It's supply and demand economics: if there is a low supply of workers and a high demand for them, then employers are supposed to compete for them with more pay, more benefits, training/education, etc. When the supply of workers is artificially increased, then companies have less incentive to compete. It becomes a buyer's market for employers.

> if there is a low supply of workers and a high demand for them

Employers outsource all those works to overseas.

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