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I think it was mentioned before by someone else, but I'll just repeat it because it bears repeating: H-1B visas should not go by lottery, but by descending orde
by 1024core 11y ago
I think it was mentioned before by someone else, but I'll just repeat it because it bears repeating: H-1B visas should not go by lottery, but by descending order of salary. At a high enough price, it's cheaper to hire an American... ;-)
- rezashirazian 11y agothis would be a good idea if it didn't corner the visa for tech companies in the valley that generally pay much higher wages. All briliant non-tech scientist would have no chance of getting the visa.
- fredophile 11y agoFirst, there are other categories a brilliant scientist could use. The O visas are set up for this type of person. Second, if brilliant, non-tech scientists aren't getting as high a wage as a code monkey then can you really say there is a shortage of non-tech scientists? One of the main justifications of the H1B program is that it fills a shortage. If there is a real talent shortage then wages should increase as the supply of available workers dwindles. Allocating visas based on wage is a rough attempt to identify the biggest shortages and fill them. It also helps address the criticism that H1B visas are used to drive down wages.