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Specifically, Mark Zuckerberg is a co-founder of FWD.us which "is mobilizing the tech community in support of policies that keep the American Dream achievable i
by mavelikara 10y ago
Specifically, Mark Zuckerberg is a co-founder of FWD.us which "is mobilizing the tech community in support of policies that keep the American Dream achievable in the 21st century, starting with commonsense immigration reform" according to their website [1].
The major issues they lobby for are (1) increase in H-1Bs (2) illegal immigrants. The one thing they don't talk about is legal immigration paths for people on H-1Bs. People on H-1B from India and China have long backlogs for Green Cards, which causes them to stick with one employer for long, with reduced negotiation leverage, and there by depressing wages for the entire industry. But FWD.us does not have a care for that aspect of immigration - presumably because this helps the bottom line of everyone involved in FWD.us. Meanwhile they don't miss any opportunity to shed crocodile tears for the plight of DREAMers. Sigh!
[1]: https://www.fwd.us/ https://www.fwd.us/
- arjie 10y agoDo you know any Indian or Chinese people in the Bay? They switch all the time. Getting your H-1B transferred isn't hard.
- mavelikara 10y agoI am one. When you switch jobs on H-1B, your GC application has to be redone from the first step. This is an uncertain process that can get stuck in red tape for indeterminate amounts of time. Your place in line stays intact in many cases though. So, switching jobs is possible, but is no way easy. While you wait decade+ for your GC, you freedoms are severely restricted as an alien.
- arjie 10y agoBut once you've got your i140 (which is fairly quick after your PERM application), you're going to hold onto your priority date. You can switch at low cost at that point. I know so many people who've switched jobs like this and retained their place.