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So true! but, indentured labor on H1B visa, as a caste exists all over USA. Not just in SF. Probably, all big cities in US with considerable tech industry has
by calvinbhai 8y ago
So true!
but, indentured labor on H1B visa, as a caste exists all over USA. Not just in SF.
Probably, all big cities in US with considerable tech industry has people of this caste. Indentured, almost forever, with the green card dangling in front of them on a stick. All they need to do is keep walking, thinking that they are getting closer to the dream.
But, I think the travails of (most) H1b visa holders (and their dependents) are not a topic of discussion because this caste is way lower in the pecking order, much lower than the "untouchables of Bay Area".
- greglindahl 8y agoHuh. I see them discussed all of the time; they are your co-workers at just about any tech company. I've worked with a bunch who got green cards. Not much like a caste.
- calvinbhai 8y agodiscussed as indentured or as not an issue? It depends on the country of birth of the H1b visa holder. So its pretty much like indentured labor if your co-worker on H1b was born in India. "got green card" is a loaded term. The process is not easy to understand for those who dont go through it. And if you weren't born in India or China, it can be hard to understand the wait times (15-70 years) for green card applicants now.