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They didn't really call out what a fix would be, but maybe the legislation of the visas could require sponsorship by host company for green card and a timeframe
by matt_s 10y ago
They didn't really call out what a fix would be, but maybe the legislation of the visas could require sponsorship by host company for green card and a timeframe for them to get that as well as an expedited route to attaining green card.
This would make the H-1B visas exactly for specialized skills that might not be able to be sourced in the US or at least be for skills that are in high demand. It would fit the current administration's nationalistic agenda and it would reduce the half-pay visa's that the body shops bring into the country.
- cmurf 10y agoThey're directly arguing in favor of putting skilled foreign workers on a path to citizenship, and not even mess around with H-1B's. If the argument is America lacks enough of certain skilled workers, recruit these workers into becoming Americans. This is in contrast to the Republican position which is to set a minimum wage for H-1B holders, which is rather ironic that they'll support a minimum wage there as a form of protectionism, but won't support a federal minimum wage increase. But that's typical Republican classism. Between that, and the current administration's blatantly anti-immigrant stance, I'm unconvinced we're going to see a good policy change in the near term, and instead it'll just be a rearranging of the deck chairs with a lot of red cape action to distract people from the issues.