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This is not evidence that H1B make less for similar skills/experience. Just a big average. Fees and paperwork is already fairly high, so I don't think companie
by eloisant 11y ago
This is not evidence that H1B make less for similar skills/experience. Just a big average.
Fees and paperwork is already fairly high, so I don't think companies hire H1B to cut costs.
- slantedview 11y agoActually, many companies have said outright that they do hire H1Bs specifically to cut costs, and other studies, including by the CIS have found just that.
- learc83 11y agoIf that is the case, then it means we are hiring H-1B workers who are less skilled on average, than the average US worker. If H-1Bs weren't available, companies would be forced to keep raising the offered salary when they couldn't fill a position. Virtually any position can be filled given a high enough salary. Therefore if companies are choosing to hire H-1Bs instead of raising the salary to the level necessary to fill positions with US workers, then it is because it is cheaper to pay the H-1B costs.
- st3v3r 11y agoWell, with H1B hires, you don't have to worry about turnover for a set period of time, and you get to use the threat of deportation to get them to do what you want.