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Well these jobs aren't worth the pay American expect to be paid. As how LCD tv's costed >$2000 in 2012 and not it just costs ~$500. These low quality jobs pay g

Well these jobs aren't worth the pay American expect to be paid. As how LCD tv's costed >$2000 in 2012 and not it just costs ~$500. These low quality jobs pay goes down. If not the low paid H1B workers, these jobs would have been outsourced to those countries. These worker didn't update their skills for changing times. I still keep reading new stuff to keep myself updated and my wife complains that I am always with computer and books. I am an immigrant in H1B, been here over 10 years. I agree like any system people will find ways to abuse it, like Wall Street abused sub prime mortgage and brought the whole world to knees. We should come up with better ways to regulate the system rather than racially profile and oppressing us.

h_r 9y ago
Well these jobs aren't worth the pay American expect to be paid It really sounds as if you're agreeing with the critics from the article mentioned. From that article: According to federal guidelines, the visas are intended for foreigners with advanced science or computer skills to fill discrete positions when American workers with those skills cannot be found. Their use, the guidelines say, should not “adversely affect the wages and working conditions” of Americans. Because of legal loopholes, however, in practice, companies do not have to recruit American workers first or guarantee that Americans will not be displaced. Too often, critics say, the visas are being used to bring in immigrants to do the work of Americans for less money, with laid-off American workers having to train their replacements.
- Alfredo123 9y ago
  Well H1B is all about cost by design. Say you want person with skill X and there is not a single American citizen with skill X. Theoretically you can always pick a kid from college spend $1M on training him and then hire that guy. There is no need to bring in brown people on H1B. But the thing is that the Company is now losing $1M + time to train the person and USA is losing a bright mind that could have worked on other product. H1B by law are not cheap because the mandated $60K is still higher than most American family earnings. But the cost of hiring American citizen could be $230K where it makes no sense for the company to pursue that opportunity. It is idiotic to assume that H1B alternative is hire American. The alternative could be send jobs to India or China.

h_r 9y ago

Well these jobs aren't worth the pay American expect to be paid It really sounds as if you're agreeing with the critics from the article mentioned. From that article: According to federal guidelines, the visas are intended for foreigners with advanced science or computer skills to fill discrete positions when American workers with those skills cannot be found. Their use, the guidelines say, should not “adversely affect the wages and working conditions” of Americans. Because of legal loopholes, however, in practice, companies do not have to recruit American workers first or guarantee that Americans will not be displaced. Too often, critics say, the visas are being used to bring in immigrants to do the work of Americans for less money, with laid-off American workers having to train their replacements.

Alfredo123 9y ago
Well H1B is all about cost by design. Say you want person with skill X and there is not a single American citizen with skill X. Theoretically you can always pick a kid from college spend $1M on training him and then hire that guy. There is no need to bring in brown people on H1B. But the thing is that the Company is now losing $1M + time to train the person and USA is losing a bright mind that could have worked on other product. H1B by law are not cheap because the mandated $60K is still higher than most American family earnings. But the cost of hiring American citizen could be $230K where it makes no sense for the company to pursue that opportunity. It is idiotic to assume that H1B alternative is hire American. The alternative could be send jobs to India or China.