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As someone on work visa myself it is very clear to me that I have the visa to do a specific job at a specific company. I know I may have to leave at anytime. I
by booblik 7y ago
As someone on work visa myself it is very clear to me that I have the visa to do a specific job at a specific company. I know I may have to leave at anytime. I also know that there is a path to GC, but it is a bonus and not a certainty. Any intelligent person should understand that.
Now I am not from India or China, but it still takes years to get a GC.
And yes in those years I may like it here very much and start building a life.
But if I do, I accept the responsibility that one day it may all be taken away from me, and I will not be pretending to be a victim. So if you started your life here 5, 10, 15 years ago, you knew full well what you were doing, you were a grown adult with at least a bachelors degree. So just stop being a victim.
Is the system broken? Yes. Do we as immigrants understand that? Yes. Can we do anything about it? No, this is America, and Americans will or will not fix it.
- noworld 7y agoHow is it broken? EDIT: Just wanted to add that I am an American and I would prefer that employers had to raise wages and offer increased benefits to attract domestic workers rather than have the option to import low-wage workers from other countries.
- booblik 7y agoI came to this country in part because I was offered a very good salary by my employer, that allows me a very comfy life in San Francisco. They would be cheaper off with a local worker, that would be available for immediate hire, and wouldn’t need an expensive and quite long visa processing. Alas they found none, and not for lack of trying.
- booblik 7y agoBTW I think that QA has zero justifications for an H1B visa.