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And? All these companies care about is their H-1 Visas being trampled on. They're worried about importing cheap labor, and being able to lock that talent in at

And? All these companies care about is their H-1 Visas being trampled on. They're worried about importing cheap labor, and being able to lock that talent in at below-market wages with their employees being physically unable to change jobs for fear of being deported. Until we have reasonably well-connected people advocating against the ban, without having any ulterior motive, these PR stunts we're seeing are quite sad. I don't understand anyone who sees tech CEOs as being central to this kind of debate, as if they have any pull with the general population. Their only followers are us geeks. They don't hold any major weight with the population at large. Sadly, you need "popular" politicians and Hollywood actors on one's side to make any kind of dent.

akiselev 10y ago
Right, those evil tech CEOs with their underpaid, poor immigrants. /s http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Google http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Google - Median salary: $127,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Microsoft http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Microsoft - Median salary: $119,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=facebook http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=facebook - Median salary: $138,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=apple http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=apple - Median salary: $120,000 Most of the people in America make a quarter of that. For a family of three or four. Compare the above to: http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=infosys http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=infosys - $76,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=tata http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=tata - $66,000
- delroth 10y ago
  And median salary is only part of the equation at these large companies. After ~3 years at Google, 30-40% on top of this with yearly bonus + stock is fairly common. I doubt the situation is the same at Infosys and Tata.
- anjc 10y ago
  Now show us how un-stagnant wages are in STEM
codecamper 10y ago
Americans need to become more appreciative. The reality is that these companies are free to hire anywhere in the world. Though I understand the need for discussion about the effects of technology over the workforce.
astrange 10y ago
https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics/ https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-eth...

akiselev 10y ago

Right, those evil tech CEOs with their underpaid, poor immigrants. /s http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Google http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Google - Median salary: $127,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Microsoft http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=Microsoft - Median salary: $119,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=facebook http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=facebook - Median salary: $138,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=apple http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=apple - Median salary: $120,000 Most of the people in America make a quarter of that. For a family of three or four. Compare the above to: http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=infosys http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=infosys - $76,000 http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=tata http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=tata - $66,000

delroth 10y ago
And median salary is only part of the equation at these large companies. After ~3 years at Google, 30-40% on top of this with yearly bonus + stock is fairly common. I doubt the situation is the same at Infosys and Tata.
anjc 10y ago
Now show us how un-stagnant wages are in STEM

codecamper 10y ago

Americans need to become more appreciative. The reality is that these companies are free to hire anywhere in the world. Though I understand the need for discussion about the effects of technology over the workforce.

astrange 10y ago

https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics/ https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-eth...