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It's never made sense that H1B Visas are awarded by lottery instead of salary. In a lottery system a company can game the system by applying for thousands of vi
by jobu 11y ago
It's never made sense that H1B Visas are awarded by lottery instead of salary. In a lottery system a company can game the system by applying for thousands of visas.
If they were to do it based on highest salary it would offer U.S. workers more pay protection, and it would still allow companies to bring over the high-quality talent they need.
- hwstar 11y agoThe entities in power want a cheap obedient labour force. They don't want expensive stellar performers as much as they want low salary employees with a sword of Damocles hanging over their head. H-1B coupled with employment at-will is a powerful combination to keep the H-1B employee in control.
- untog 11y agoThe problem with that is that it would immediately prioritise areas with a high cost of living - San Francisco, New York, etc.
- Eridrus 11y agoYes, if companies in lower cost of living areas want more people, they will have to increase how much they pay; if they can't match "market" H1B rates they could increase their pay until they can recruit people from other areas of the US. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
- untog 11y agoSeems like a way of discouraging any non-Silicon Valley parts of the country, which already have fewer developers available.