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The entire H1B system is a "game" for big business There is no way they cannot find people already in the USA to fill those positions, they just don't want to

by ck2 11y ago

The entire H1B system is a "game" for big business There is no way they cannot find people already in the USA to fill those positions, they just don't want to pay full wages/benefits.

lostwinder 11y ago
I think this is not correct, probably they can find people already in the USA to fill those positions if they are willing to narrow their search scope, but well established companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple, they pay the same full wages and benefits with no difference from American citizens. They even pay higher salary for better qualified International workers.
rrecuero 11y ago
The system needs to be revisited. I am a spanish citizen and I recently got my green card. 3 years ago, I got really lucky that my H1B got selected through the lottery. That said, that month waiting to know was really frustrating. You feel helpless. It's crazy to see how much your life can be affected because the computer chooses your number in a lottery. You feel helpless. From my point of view, the solutions described above are steps in the right direction. - Limiting the number of visas per company - Prioritizing jobs according to different criteria like salary or how much the company needs the employee - Limiting the amount of visas that one country can claim (similar to the green card lottery)
- ambrood 11y ago
  > - Limiting the amount of visas that one country can claim (similar to the green card lottery) How can anyone in their right mind justify per country caps that signify the racialist compromises of the Civil Rights Act. I came to this country at 17 as an undergrad and have a US tax payer funded Masters degree from a top 5 university (not that I believe US news ranking is all that important. I've been here 9 years and can fairly say that I'm as an integrated immigrant as any, but i wont be getting a greencard anytime before 2025 because I'm an Indian. From my perch i could also find it maddening that a UX designer who happened to be born say in the EU gets their residency in a matter of months with far less investment or attachment to this country. People don't come to this country as representatives of their government.
bawana 11y ago
The concept of making VISAs fungible is flawed. We are not talking about Werner von Braun and the V2. or are we? Are we trying to poach foreign talent so they they DO NOT make THE NEXT BIG THING? Are we trying to subsidize our commercial sector the same way that communist and socialist governments have in the past? And then the same companies register as foreign companies anyway to avoid taxes? If the US really has so many great ideas that do not happen because of a 'talent' shortage, why don't we just give free airfare for companies to fly their departments abroad and recruit local talent. We can keep track of who goes where and also make sure they pay their taxes.

by ck2 11y ago

The entire H1B system is a "game" for big business There is no way they cannot find people already in the USA to fill those positions, they just don't want to pay full wages/benefits.

lostwinder 11y ago

I think this is not correct, probably they can find people already in the USA to fill those positions if they are willing to narrow their search scope, but well established companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple, they pay the same full wages and benefits with no difference from American citizens. They even pay higher salary for better qualified International workers.

rrecuero 11y ago

The system needs to be revisited. I am a spanish citizen and I recently got my green card. 3 years ago, I got really lucky that my H1B got selected through the lottery. That said, that month waiting to know was really frustrating. You feel helpless. It's crazy to see how much your life can be affected because the computer chooses your number in a lottery. You feel helpless. From my point of view, the solutions described above are steps in the right direction. - Limiting the number of visas per company - Prioritizing jobs according to different criteria like salary or how much the company needs the employee - Limiting the amount of visas that one country can claim (similar to the green card lottery)

ambrood 11y ago
> - Limiting the amount of visas that one country can claim (similar to the green card lottery) How can anyone in their right mind justify per country caps that signify the racialist compromises of the Civil Rights Act. I came to this country at 17 as an undergrad and have a US tax payer funded Masters degree from a top 5 university (not that I believe US news ranking is all that important. I've been here 9 years and can fairly say that I'm as an integrated immigrant as any, but i wont be getting a greencard anytime before 2025 because I'm an Indian. From my perch i could also find it maddening that a UX designer who happened to be born say in the EU gets their residency in a matter of months with far less investment or attachment to this country. People don't come to this country as representatives of their government.

bawana 11y ago

The concept of making VISAs fungible is flawed. We are not talking about Werner von Braun and the V2. or are we? Are we trying to poach foreign talent so they they DO NOT make THE NEXT BIG THING? Are we trying to subsidize our commercial sector the same way that communist and socialist governments have in the past? And then the same companies register as foreign companies anyway to avoid taxes? If the US really has so many great ideas that do not happen because of a 'talent' shortage, why don't we just give free airfare for companies to fly their departments abroad and recruit local talent. We can keep track of who goes where and also make sure they pay their taxes.