Show HN: A histogram of salaries given to H1B workers in the software industry

Post by aceperry » Mon, Feb 23, 2015, 8:26 PM UTC

negrit wrote: post #60

JOnAgain wrote: post #34

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tldr; turnover of visa holders vs. non-visa holders should be used as the metric more than wages. Significantly lower turnover of visa holders suggests they're being exploited since those who can quit and find another job do. But this doesn't work. For many people on H1B's the visa and greencard sponsoring has tremendous value. The do depress wages, but it's because of the risk around the visas. If you have an H1B, y…

You're less likely to get a H1B at a startup yes but it's not for the reasons you think. For a company to apply to a H1B visa they have to prove they have enough financial assets to not get bust. There are however several reasons why startups are not sponsoring H1B visas as much as they should: -It's time consuming. It really takes a lot of time, most of the immigration law firm are not startup friendly and are using…

Post by balls187 » Mon, Feb 23, 2015, 8:31 PM UTC

unprepare wrote: post #79

shas3 wrote: post #61

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Why is there an implicit assumption that the H1B visa program engenders fraud? A lot of H1B discussions on HN focus on fraud and avoid talking about legitimate talented foreigners because that stuff is not as interesting. H1B discussions on HN are like the crime beat in newspapers. Further, 'H1B' seems like a catchall term for hating on immigrant labor in the software industry. Here are some examples on HN that demon…

Because we have major unemployment inside of the US. We also have the highest ever rate of Computer Science graduates.[1] Those two combined make the 'need' for foreign tech workers seem very suspicious. On top of questionable need, there are other facets of the program that are obvious areas of potential abuse (employer reported prevailing wages, employer sponsorship forcing employees to stay out of the competitive…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Feb 23, 2015, 8:31 PM UTC

G650 wrote: post #82

Think about that for a second. About $130,000/year. How much are they worth to the company? About 10X more. I hope some of these guys realize their worth and just create their own software.

Post by negrit » Mon, Feb 23, 2015, 8:37 PM UTC

aceperry wrote: post #81

negrit wrote: post #60

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You're less likely to get a H1B at a startup yes but it's not for the reasons you think. For a company to apply to a H1B visa they have to prove they have enough financial assets to not get bust. There are however several reasons why startups are not sponsoring H1B visas as much as they should: -It's time consuming. It really takes a lot of time, most of the immigration law firm are not startup friendly and are using…

I wonder how that affects pg's views on allowing more H1B workers. ( http://www.paulgraham.com/95.html ) The H1B program doesn't really help or address the need by startups for qualified employees.

Post by gojomo » Mon, Feb 23, 2015, 8:38 PM UTC

hoprocker wrote: post #8

I am an unabashed infographic fanatic, but one thing that really throws me off here is the changing scale between graphs. I think it'd be a lot easier to flip through these tabs if a) the pay scale was the same for each graphic, and b) the pixel count on the y-axis remained the same.