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This raises a pretty interesting idea: Why don't we cap the number of H1-B slots at N and let companies bid for how much they would pay the employees with the
by outside1234 9y ago
This raises a pretty interesting idea: Why don't we cap the number of H1-B slots at N and let companies bid for how much they would pay the employees with the top N bids being accepted?
- conanbatt 9y agoWhy doesnt the us just not limit it at all, and stop spending money and resources on playing a lottery game with people's lives.
- traek 9y agoBecause the US, like most other countries, has decided for various reasons that unlimited immigration is not a goal of visa legislation.
- conanbatt 9y agoYou would be surprised to find many immigration visas that have no limits then.
- brianwawok 9y agoWhat country or city do you live in? I am sure we can find an armchair policy we should make to help everyone else that you can foot.
- conanbatt 9y agoWill an answer to that question completely change your mind? Also, you imply that immigration restrictions decrease cost, but it's quite the other way around.
- brianwawok 9y agoAn answer to that question will allow me to offer a token suggestion that may make OP reconsider his stance ;) immigration restrictions raise salary for people like me, citizens. Most countries have some form of immigration restriction for similar reasons.
- sumedh 9y agoSo do you want unlimited immigration?
- conanbatt 9y agoYes.
- Antrikshy 9y agoIt's not unheard of. Instead of putting a hard limit and playing the random number generator game with peoples' lives, maybe approve visas on a case-by-case basis...?
- sumedh 9y agoHow many cases? 100, 10K, 100K, million?
- milch 9y agoTo me that sounds like it would make the situation much worse than it already is. Instead of a lottery there would be a waiting list that is hundreds of thousands of entries long and backlogged for years. They'd have to sort by salary or something so that companies don't have to wait for years to hire highly qualified people
- ll931110 9y agoNot all jobs are software engineer, or are from Silicon Valley.
- vostok 9y agoWhy does it matter who they're hiring or where? The amount that you are willing to pay someone is a(n imperfect) reflection of how much value they're giving you. People who benefit the most from these immigrants should be able to get them. I agree that it's imperfect, but surely it's better than literally distributing them randomly.
- Trundle 9y agoSo?
- davidw 9y agoWho picks 'N'? https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-optimal-number-of-immigrants.html https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-optimal-numbe...
- vostok 9y agoWe don't have to change N to start. That is separate debate. N is currently 65,000 with another 20,000 for US advanced degrees.
- tomrod 9y agoOffshoring, generally.