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As long as H1-B Visa holders cannot change jobs once they get here, they will be underpaid and overworked, and will create distortions in the American labor mar

As long as H1-B Visa holders cannot change jobs once they get here, they will be underpaid and overworked, and will create distortions in the American labor market. I would say the obvious fix is to untether the H1-B from the Visa holder's employer. Just let people bid for the H1-B's, and give the Visas out to the highest bidders. Preferably many, many more than we give out currently.

acchow 9y ago
> As long as H1-B Visa holders cannot change jobs once they get here, they will be underpaid and overworked you can change jobs on an h1-b.
- woopwoop 9y ago
  My impression was this was basically not true, that it is very difficult for an H1-B Visa holder to leave their sponsoring employer. According to Wikipedia, "If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker must either apply for and be granted a change of status, find another employer (subject to application for adjustment of status and/or change of visa), or leave the United States."
  - pkaye 9y ago
    If they have a new job offer, it is not difficult to change. I've known quite a few people who interviewed one week and just moved to the new job. Their employer has legal staff to take care of the paperwork.
  - Antrikshy 9y ago
    People on H-1B move companies all the time. The new employer simply has to file for a new H-1B visa that is not cap-exempt and is not subject to any lottery this time around. As soon as the documentation is filed (even before approval), the employee can start working for the new employer.
- conanbatt 9y ago
  It is notoriously different. Not to mention that if you want to stop working to do proper job shopping, thats not an option. Absudity by the reverse: if it is not problem, how about a law that makes it equally cumbersome for visa holders and americans to make jobs. It can't possible harm americans, and it will satisfy the irrational demands of those that see a difference.

acchow 9y ago

> As long as H1-B Visa holders cannot change jobs once they get here, they will be underpaid and overworked you can change jobs on an h1-b.

woopwoop 9y ago
My impression was this was basically not true, that it is very difficult for an H1-B Visa holder to leave their sponsoring employer. According to Wikipedia, "If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker must either apply for and be granted a change of status, find another employer (subject to application for adjustment of status and/or change of visa), or leave the United States."
- pkaye 9y ago
  If they have a new job offer, it is not difficult to change. I've known quite a few people who interviewed one week and just moved to the new job. Their employer has legal staff to take care of the paperwork.
- Antrikshy 9y ago
  People on H-1B move companies all the time. The new employer simply has to file for a new H-1B visa that is not cap-exempt and is not subject to any lottery this time around. As soon as the documentation is filed (even before approval), the employee can start working for the new employer.
conanbatt 9y ago
It is notoriously different. Not to mention that if you want to stop working to do proper job shopping, thats not an option. Absudity by the reverse: if it is not problem, how about a law that makes it equally cumbersome for visa holders and americans to make jobs. It can't possible harm americans, and it will satisfy the irrational demands of those that see a difference.