Trump's visa plan leaks: American techies first
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Trump's visa plan leaks: American techies first
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#2I think this is n-th hand reporting of the exact same draft executive order that has been out for weeks. It is just repeating speculation of other news sources as to what the actual reforms will be and losing some of the fact that it is mere speculation.
The draft circulated weeks ago merely says to investigate the program and propose to better protect American workers and prioritize hiring the best, with no concrete proposals.
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#4I think this is n-th hand reporting of the exact same draft executive order that has been out for weeks. It is just repeating speculation of other news sources as to what the actual reforms will be and losing some of the fact that it is mere speculation. The draft circulated weeks ago merely says to investigate the program and propose to better protect American workers and prioritize hiring the best, with no concrete…
Ok, but a more interesting question is that if it is true (or something very similar is in the works) is it a good idea?
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#5I'm in favor of vastly raising the H1-B cap, or eliminating it altogether. But. If we are going to have an H1-B cap, I think awarding the visas to the highest-paid applicants is probably the most fair way to administer it. I know of no better way to objectively measure "in high demand" than "well-paid."
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#6Something should be done as long as we hear stories like this from Disney and other companies: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3077302/it-careers/it-l...
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#7What are ways companies skirt L1 laws? I always assumed offshoring was done through a country with the laxest visa laws possible.
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#8 This'll be interesting.
Tech workers hate Trump, and have been forcing SV bosses to say bad things about him.
But this move is clearly going to benefit us (well, I'm in Australia so not affected directly, but "us" as tech workers). Raising tech salaries and reducing the ridiculous exploitation of immigrant tech workers is good.
SV bosses would clearly like to continue paying less for tech workers, and the visa program was a tool to do that. They now have a proper reason to say bad things about Trump.
But Trump would also like to have SV on his side. Where does he think the power lies there? With the bosses or the workers?
I look forward to next week's episode of "What Trump did to the USA"
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#9I am finding the occasional reference to immigrant tech workers going back to their home countries and launching good teach business at home to be a positive thing. Seeing developing country with new tech scenes come around to solve their own local problems is inspiring to me. It gives me hope that tech really can change the world...
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#10What about non-tech workers that come to the US through an H1-B? Scientists come to mind. If you don't have a PhD, your starting salary isn't going to exceed $100K. Are they just out of luck?