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H1B is a classic case of how legislators are far away from reality. Increasing minimum wage does not help it creates a bigger problem. A lot of smaller compani
by tn13 10y ago
H1B is a classic case of how legislators are far away from reality.
Increasing minimum wage does not help it creates a bigger problem. A lot of smaller companies will happily show $100,000 salary to their employee while paying only $30,000. This is technically a fraud but the companies do it all the time. Google or Facebook wont be able to do it but those consulting companies could.
Here are my suggestions:
1. Do not allow consulting companies to file H1B at all. If the person is specialized then let some company hire him/her full time. Create a separate visa category for consulting work for foreign companies trying to send their staff to USA.
2. Scrap H4 and give EAD to the H1B spouse. Most of the illegal things about H1B is because of the desperate attempts by H1Bs to get the well educated spouse be productive. Also given that most H1B are male this is also a very anti-women thing to do by putting women out of work. My wife enrolled for F1 in a small university just to get an OPT EAD. Wasting $20K and 2 years for a completely useless masters degree.
3. Have a clear and simple path to green-card for H1Bs.
- rtpg 10y agoAlso, stop connecting H1B to the hiring company! If the H1B company isn't offering a good salary, the person should be able to change jobs to another in the US without paperwork. This would remove most incentives for a person to take a below-market wage, removing the downward pressure (that I think is theoretical but...) Plus it stops treating people like indentured servants. +1 for humanity. For companies whining about people leaving fast: don't offer shitty jobs! Signing bonuses exist for americans, figure out how to keep people without the threat of deportation.
- tn13 10y agoYes. H1B = EAD. My wife had h4 and she could not work. I was sponsored a green card and she got her EAD while I am still waiting for my PR.
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoYes, I think the people on H1Bs should also be able to stay here for the full duration of the visa even if they are no longer employed. Current regulations just give too much power to the employer. There also needs to be shorter waits for green cards for some nationalities. The 15 year wait for people from China or India is just ridiculous.