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Because we would like our country to prefer our own citizens for such jobs, when possible.
Okay, hire 23 year old americans instead of 40 year old americans. Still not seeing why it's wrong.
Here is my take on H1B, which after checking some facts, is the last thing to worry for an average US tech worker, who don't like H1B. ) 65k Visas + 20k (for US educated MS degree holders) = 85k total every year. Lets say each one gets a 130k salary (Senator Chuck Grassley's recommendation) = ~$12 billion ) $12 billion Income. Lets say all these H1Bs send 25% back to their home countries = $3 billion gone out of USA,…
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What are you on about? Are you able to have a discussion about this, or are you simply looking to discount any counter-arguments with feeble attempts at dog whistling?
Fine, here's my position: Immigration restrictions are a version of "separate but equal" segregation that is somehow acceptable to talk about. Anyone who wants to do a job, can do it, and is willing to move to where the job is should be able to do it, regardless of where they were born or what papers they have. That they can't because a bunch of people have collectively decided to pull the ladder up behind them is un…
These H1-B workers are not entitled to jobs in America. It is something we offer to benefit both them and our country as a whole. It becomes detrimental when these visas are extended at the expense of the American citizen who is being displaced.
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So why not simply stop granting any H-1Bs to rampant abusers like Tata and Infosys, while leaving more H-1Bs to go around for the non-abusers? What they're up to is very widely known.
Why bother with a fixed number at all? http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-optimal-number...
Although, would be super interesting to see this as a proposal from a "moderate" Democrat.
Also completely ignores traditional criteria for immigration, like oppressed people, security concerns, spouses and family members, and health status.
Also, author jokes about population density of places like the UK, but how long would it take to actually build the infrastructure to accommodate a mass influx of new residents, especially if they tended to congregate in a small number of areas with good jobs or other people of their ethnic or linguistic groups?
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Fine, here's my position: Immigration restrictions are a version of "separate but equal" segregation that is somehow acceptable to talk about. Anyone who wants to do a job, can do it, and is willing to move to where the job is should be able to do it, regardless of where they were born or what papers they have. That they can't because a bunch of people have collectively decided to pull the ladder up behind them is un…
What about the people who want to do the job, can do it, are willing to move to the job location, are American citizens, and are denied because they are being replaced by cheaper H1-B workers? These H1-B workers are not entitled to jobs in America. It is something we offer to benefit both them and our country as a whole. It becomes detrimental when these visas are extended at the expense of the American citizen who i…
Privileging citizens of your own country is no different from privileging members of your own race.
Here is my take on H1B, which after checking some facts, is the last thing to worry for an average US tech worker, who don't like H1B. ) 65k Visas + 20k (for US educated MS degree holders) = 85k total every year. Lets say each one gets a 130k salary (Senator Chuck Grassley's recommendation) = ~$12 billion ) $12 billion Income. Lets say all these H1Bs send 25% back to their home countries = $3 billion gone out of USA,…
this math is flawed in so many ways, I dont know where to start...
This is not only happening to H1-B Visas. I am on L1 Visa and got an RFE as well. Lawyers said that they have seen a large increase in such requests. I am in charge of production systems which, if they go down for any significant amount of time, can represent hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue. This is a very niche system(networking-related), not your usual run of the mill web app. My salary is in the 6…
I'm rooting for you (and more usefully, donating time and money to political candidates who can help you). My research group currently has a scientist who took a year to recruit stuck in immigration. I wouldn't be surprised if he gives up. It makes me furious what the alliance of nativism and greed is doing to this country.
Ultimately though, my predicament does not matter. What matters is, if they are doing an immigration reform, that it is done for the right reasons, in a humane way, and with measures supported by actual data. Bonus points for a sane process.
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> The employer, before petitioning for H-1B status for any alien worker pursuant to an H-1B LCA, took good faith steps to recruit U.S. workers for the job for which the alien worker is sought, at wages at least equal to those offered to the H-1B worker. Also, the employer will offer the job to any U.S. worker who applies and is equally or better qualified than the H-1B worker. This attestation does not apply if the H…
I like the idea, nearly a throw-away line in the article, that the H-1B visas should be granted to the highest paying jobs rather than by lottery. That would certainly cut down on the abuses.
> Centro had applied for visas for three young employees > He’d received a letter from USCIS saying it would reject his application unless Centro proved the position required someone with specialized skills > The position — which consisted of writing algorithms and required knowledge of multiple programming languages as well as a solid understanding of relational data storage systems — wasn’t a borderline case. I'm g…
Why shouldn't they do that? If I have a bunch of people to keep them on track then hiring the cheapest workers who can do the job sounds like good business.
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I'm still waiting for a decent men's soccer team...
Kinda hard when other, more lucrative, sports steal most of your domestic talent. There is a reason the women's team is dominant in a way that then men's team is not, but the fact that a good US player really has to leave the country and take a gamble that most US collegiate athletes do not require does not help.
Iceland, with a population of ~300,000, was able to qualify in (arguably) the toughest region in the world. The US has about 1000 people for every Icelandic citizen, and yet we couldn't even qualify in (arguably) the EASIEST region in the world.
I'm simply dumbfounded by how bad the US team is. Let's just hope we get there next time.