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3/4 of all H1Bs are going to Indians. Having some level of diversity from other countries doesn’t sound like a bad idea. On top of it, most of those H1bs are fr

3/4 of all H1Bs are going to Indians. Having some level of diversity from other countries doesn’t sound like a bad idea. On top of it, most of those H1bs are from Indian body shops gaming the system which is how they get so many H1Bs in the first place. So I’m okay with these changes.

amf12 6y ago
Having some level of diversity from other countries doesn’t sound like a bad idea. No. H1B is a skills based visa and not diversity/family based. The only thing that should matter are the skills and not the country they come from. Steps should absolutely be taken to ensure the system can't be gamed and that only well qualified applicants get selected.
- oh_sigh 6y ago
  Enforcing diversity is a way to prevent gaming. If the only thing that should matter is skills, it wouldn't make sense in any realistic scenario that 75% of H1Bs are coming from a country with 15% of the population.
  - amf12 6y ago
    > If the only thing that should matter is skills, it wouldn't make sense in any realistic scenario that 75% of H1Bs are coming from a country with 15% of the population. That's not really true. Skills the same, you would still see more people from SEA, Africa immigrating to the US than say people from EU, Australia, Canada. Most qualified people in developed countries can get the same or better standard of living staying in their home countries than people from countries like India.
  - kinkrtyavimoodh 6y ago
    Except the whole world isn't really competing for those Visas. The appeal of the H1B is the difference in quality of life between the home country and the US. It's not like the everyone in the world has a burning desire to pay California rent.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > If the only thing that should matter is skills, it wouldn't make sense in any realistic scenario that 75% of H1Bs are coming from a country with 15% of the population. It would if that's where most of the people with both skills and the view that the US is a better place to sell them than where they currently live are. Skills being the only thing that matter on the US side doesn't stop other factors from mattering on the other side.

amf12 6y ago

Having some level of diversity from other countries doesn’t sound like a bad idea. No. H1B is a skills based visa and not diversity/family based. The only thing that should matter are the skills and not the country they come from. Steps should absolutely be taken to ensure the system can't be gamed and that only well qualified applicants get selected.

oh_sigh 6y ago
Enforcing diversity is a way to prevent gaming. If the only thing that should matter is skills, it wouldn't make sense in any realistic scenario that 75% of H1Bs are coming from a country with 15% of the population.
- amf12 6y ago
  > If the only thing that should matter is skills, it wouldn't make sense in any realistic scenario that 75% of H1Bs are coming from a country with 15% of the population. That's not really true. Skills the same, you would still see more people from SEA, Africa immigrating to the US than say people from EU, Australia, Canada. Most qualified people in developed countries can get the same or better standard of living staying in their home countries than people from countries like India.
- kinkrtyavimoodh 6y ago
  Except the whole world isn't really competing for those Visas. The appeal of the H1B is the difference in quality of life between the home country and the US. It's not like the everyone in the world has a burning desire to pay California rent.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > If the only thing that should matter is skills, it wouldn't make sense in any realistic scenario that 75% of H1Bs are coming from a country with 15% of the population. It would if that's where most of the people with both skills and the view that the US is a better place to sell them than where they currently live are. Skills being the only thing that matter on the US side doesn't stop other factors from mattering on the other side.