USCIS announces strengthened integrity measures for H-1B program
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#2I find the entire H-1B program somewhat ridiculously designed.
0. There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US. What's the point of educating people and equipping them with everything they need to be successful in the US, advance the US (including creating lots of jobs) and then deporting them right after?
1. There should be no cap for people who are going into STEM, AI, or other jobs that are going to vastly develop the economy.
There is a cap-exempt H1B, but it's for nonprofits. It makes no sense.
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#3This is interesting. Does anyone know what tactics they’re trying to stop? Sounds like something specific.
Re: USCIS announces strengthened integrity measures for H-1B program
#4It seems like it would be so easy to fix the H1-B program but no one wants to and I feel like I must be missing something. The purpose of the H1-B is to allow companies to hire foreigners with special skills that can't be found amongst US citizens.
So why not just grant H1-Bs to the companies that are willing to pay their talent the most?
Let any company apply and list a salary which they have to agree to pay for at least two years, and then just issue them highest salary first until they hit the quota for the year. No country based quotas or any other kind. Just straight up salary. And make the visa transferrable if another company wants to take it over after say the first two years at the same or better salary.
If people are so skilled then they must be valuable, right? This would be good for both the employee and the country, bringing in the most highly paid people.
The only ones that would get hurt in this process are the companies that abuse the system to underpay people and then get them beholden to the company.
Re: USCIS announces strengthened integrity measures for H-1B program
#5I find the entire H-1B program somewhat ridiculously designed. 0. There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US. What's the point of educating people and equipping them with everything they need to be successful in the US, advance the US (including creating lots of jobs) and then deporting them right after? 1. There should be no cap for people who are going into STEM, AI, or o…
> There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US.
This has the effect of delegating decisions about who enters the country to an unelected and unaccountable group of admissions officers working at private institutions.
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#6> the registration fee during the registration period starting in March 2024, will remain $10.
Yeah, every single outsourcing provider is going to enter all their employees and market whoever is selected for on-site assignments to their customers. The cost of entry is way too low and this attracts frivolous registrations.
Previously, it used to cost thousands of dollars before to prepare a full petition and only those employers with serious job offers applied for H1B.
Re: USCIS announces strengthened integrity measures for H-1B program
#7I find the entire H-1B program somewhat ridiculously designed. 0. There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US. What's the point of educating people and equipping them with everything they need to be successful in the US, advance the US (including creating lots of jobs) and then deporting them right after? 1. There should be no cap for people who are going into STEM, AI, or o…
> There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US.
Agree 100%. Student visas should convert to work visas automatically on graduation from an accredited institution and be good for at least five years.
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#8This is interesting. Does anyone know what tactics they’re trying to stop? Sounds like something specific.
Before, multiple companies could register the same person for the lottery, therefore increasing the odds for said person.
This is now no longer possible.
Why it took so long to implement this rule is a mystery though. Seems like such an obvious loophole.
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#9I find the entire H-1B program somewhat ridiculously designed. 0. There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US. What's the point of educating people and equipping them with everything they need to be successful in the US, advance the US (including creating lots of jobs) and then deporting them right after? 1. There should be no cap for people who are going into STEM, AI, or o…
> There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US. Agree 100%. Student visas should convert to work visas automatically on graduation from an accredited institution and be good for at least five years.
With OPT and STEM OPT that’s _sort of_ the case, albeit for 3 years, not 5.
Re: USCIS announces strengthened integrity measures for H-1B program
#10I find the entire H-1B program somewhat ridiculously designed. 0. There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US. What's the point of educating people and equipping them with everything they need to be successful in the US, advance the US (including creating lots of jobs) and then deporting them right after? 1. There should be no cap for people who are going into STEM, AI, or o…
> There should be no cap for people who have received higher education degrees in the US. This has the effect of delegating decisions about who enters the country to an unelected and unaccountable group of admissions officers working at private institutions.
Only if the student can graduate. And you can easily fix that by requiring a government review after school admission.