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> I'm just not sure what a system would look like that doesn't unfairly disadvantage someone. I imagine USA is a capitalist country, and since we are talking a
by vsskanth 7y ago
> I'm just not sure what a system would look like that doesn't unfairly disadvantage someone.
I imagine USA is a capitalist country, and since we are talking about high-skilled immigrants here, how about ranking these potential immigrants based on their last 5 years W2 income and handing out green cards to the top "x".
I'm sure valuable people are paid more. I don't see how nationality needs to come into this. There is always a Diversity Visa lottery for people from less populous countries.
- tracker1 7y agoIs a medical doctor who lives in a country making half what a janitor makes in another country more, or less valuable?
- vsskanth 7y agoThe scope of my argument here is clearly based on past income in the US (that's why I mention W2 income). I'm fairly confident a medical doctor in the US is paid more than a janitor. Now, you can make an argument about whether a doctor in a rural area is more valuable than a software engineer in SF but there is an NIW (National Interest Waiver) category that can be utilized to grant residency. Funnily, in the current system, janitors and meat packers (from other countries) get their green cards earlier than doctors and engineers from India [1,2] [1] https://www.myvisajobs.com/GreenCard/SearchAll.aspx?ST=Certified&Y=2018&CI=1346571 https://www.myvisajobs.com/GreenCard/SearchAll.aspx?ST=Certi... [2] https://www.myvisajobs.com/GreenCard/SearchAll.aspx?ST=Certified&Y=2018&CI=250395 https://www.myvisajobs.com/GreenCard/SearchAll.aspx?ST=Certi...