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Updates to H-1B

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Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by fakedang »

Seems like the current admin trying to stuff all the laws right in time for the next admin to dismantle...

Oh no, the 50% rule won't be exploited sir.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by geodel »

ganeshkrishnan wrote: post #11
toast0 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some people get upset that someone on a 'non-immigrant' 'temporary employment' visa can apply for permanent residency, although that is allowed by the H1-B program. Otherwise, one could immigrate through a different visa; there are some employment visas that are explicitly intended for those with intent to immigrate. Or like a family or lottery visa, I guess. I think it's possible to have a permanent residency applic…

It takes around 20+ years to go from H1b to permanent visa/green card. In the meantime your kids born in US have grown up, graduated, you have a house and everything could be yanked at the border when you are travelling. Meanwhile vast majority of them pay into taxes and social security and leave the US and never see a dime of that money. Immigrants are the easiest group to exploit by everyone because they have no vo…

So these highly skilled and smart immigrants coming on H1 to US without ever understanding what they are getting into?

They should absolutely be shunning this unfair system and helping India become vishwaguru of software.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by tartoran »

lazide wrote: post #21
packetlost wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, there really needs to be some worker protection legislation makes ghost jobs a crime.

It already is. It just isn’t enforced by the DOL/ICE. (Those offers need to actually be legitimate, or it’s fraud).

Is this actually enforced? There are still ghost jobs being posted.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by frgtpsswrdlame »

Regarding this part:

Clarification of specialty role

  - Less strict on the direct link between degree/job responsibilities

  - Recognizes that AI may require multiple academic background
You really won't need to clarify whether the role is a specialty one or not if you just increase the minimum wage for H1Bs. I really don't know why we don't have some rule that pins H1B wages to like the 90th percentile wage.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by School-Cotton »

tartoran wrote: post #44
lazide wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It already is. It just isn’t enforced by the DOL/ICE. (Those offers need to actually be legitimate, or it’s fraud).

Is this actually enforced? There are still ghost jobs being posted.

The comment you're replying to already said it's unenforced.

Re: Updates to H-1B

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Post by lazide »

tartoran wrote: post #44
lazide wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It already is. It just isn’t enforced by the DOL/ICE. (Those offers need to actually be legitimate, or it’s fraud).

Is this actually enforced? There are still ghost jobs being posted.

Near as I can tell, it’s similar to ‘don’t talk about salary at work’ stuff - technically maybe if you can prove it and complain to the right person, but it’s everywhere.
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