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> What we do not want it companies that bring in cheap barely-qualified labour for cost-cutting. The alternative at many tech companies (including mine) is to
by randerson 10y ago
> What we do not want it companies that bring in cheap barely-qualified labour for cost-cutting.
The alternative at many tech companies (including mine) is to outsource to the cheap overseas labour while they continue to work remotely from their home countries. Still competing against US workers, but no US income tax paid. H1-B's seem like the lesser of two evils for the country. Not having a US visa does not stop said person from working for a US company, in this day and age.
- hiram112 10y agoI hear this argument all the time. If the companies could offshore everything, they would have already done it. If they can't, they can afford to hire Americans for the few onsite employees they've got left. Otherwise, they should move their whole operation - the executive board and their families, included - to S. India. No one gets to have their cake and eat it too.
- jorblumesea 10y agoH1Bs are still way more expensive vs offshoring. There's a host of reasons it hasn't been done yet but if it was clearly going to happen it would have long ago. Engineering would have gone the way of manufacturing in this country but instead the opposite is true. I personally think it's because engineering is complex (even CRUD apps) and requires a lot of communication, back and forth etc. There's a lot of nuance that's not easily defined into step by step factory instructions. It's a field where you need to be taught to think first and countries with very weak educational systems cannot compete easily.
- user5994461 10y agoIndia outsourcing doesn't work well from the USA. Too much time difference (9-12 hours). You never work at the same time, you can't communicate, you can't have any meeting.