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Then it would be working as intended. Jobs where labor isn't so scarce as to push prevailing wages up really high don't need extra labor brought into the market
by kd0amg 8y ago
Then it would be working as intended. Jobs where labor isn't so scarce as to push prevailing wages up really high don't need extra labor brought into the market.
The remaining concern is distorted markets like foreign language teachers (brought up elsewhere in the thread), where it may be politically infeasible to raise compensation to match the value workers create.
- bduerst 8y agoThe purpose of the H1B program is to fulfill skilled labor demand where local labor is unable to fill it. The purpose is not to give visas to the wealthiest bidder in the wealthiest locations and industries. Prevailing wage requirement already solves the problem of wage velocity, so this is just creating more issues without solving any.
- int_19h 8y ago"Unable to fill" is itself a function of the salary. If a local business is unable to fill it at what they're willing to pay, how about paying more to attract said labor from other parts of the country? H1B and similar programs should be used to fill in the holes that are on the national level - i.e. where there's no labor force anywhere else in the country that could be enticed to move.
- bduerst 8y ago"Unable to fill" for skilled graduate labor, not all labor. Key difference.