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Disclaimer: I am an H1B visa holder (though likely on my way out) You hit the nail on the head. This is why rather than more H1Bs we need a better H1B. IMO do
by fra 11y ago
Disclaimer: I am an H1B visa holder (though likely on my way out)
You hit the nail on the head. This is why rather than more H1Bs we need a better H1B.
IMO doing away with the lottery and granting the visa to the <N> highest paid applications would go a long way to make things better.
It would kill H1B sweatshops, motivate employers to look for American candidates a little harder and make it easier for companies willing to pay H1B workers well to fill the positions they cannot fill locally.
It's also a proposal that - I feel - could gain bipartisan support in congress. Unfortunately, I don't hear many people speaking out in support of it.
- LetBinding 11y agoThey are. But it's drowned in the noise about undocumented immigrants, which is a much more emotional issue and more in the consciousness of the general public. If a politician says he wants to improve H1B, he'll get a primary opponent running ads saying he is pro-amnesty. Look at the comments section in any news article about improving H1B loopholes and the discussion is dominated by issues relating to the border with Mexico, amnesty, and undocumented immigrants.