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I have never seen an H1B job posting that was truly for "skilled labor that an employer couldn't find a citizen for." However I _have_ seen H1B postings so spe
by giardini 10y ago
I have never seen an H1B job posting that was truly for "skilled labor that an employer couldn't find a citizen for."
However I _have_ seen H1B postings so specific that one might wonder if the only missing information was the first and last name of the "chosen one" along with his birthdate, his second son's middle name and a traced outline of the birthmark on the back of his left shoulder.
In all instances the candidate had been chosen _before_ the job was posted publicly in the US. In some cases the chosen one was a relative of the person choosing, in others a crony of the one choosing.
The only reason for the US job posting was to bring in the requisite number of unsuspecting US citizen applicants who were then _always_ rejected.
So, using your number, if we banned all H-1Bs today, we would effectively be opening approximately half a million jobs for talented US citizen workers and selling half a million one-way tickets on boats or planes to other countries.
- bduerst 10y ago>I have never seen an H1B job posting that was truly for "skilled labor that an employer couldn't find a citizen for." What exactly do you mean by these "H1B job postings"? Job postings do not advertise visa sponsorship. A large portion of the H1B applicants were already working their job for some months before applying, under the OPT program. Also, a quarter of all H1B visas are only given to applicants with verified advanced education degrees (Masters, PhD, etc.).
- proberts 10y agoTo be clear, the H-1B does not require a test of the labor market (unless the employer is "H-1B dependent"). That's only required in the PERM/GC context. The standard is whether the offered job qualifies as a professional/specialized job and whether the individual has the right educational background.