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We don't need to abolish H1B. Just bump the minimum salary to $120k, index it to inflation, and make it so anyone in good standing can easily get a green card a

We don't need to abolish H1B. Just bump the minimum salary to $120k, index it to inflation, and make it so anyone in good standing can easily get a green card at the end of their first 3-year term. That's basically what you're asking for with minimal changes to the program.

packetlost 3y ago
$120k is a very high salary in most parts of the country. You really need to adjust for CoL
- lukeschlather 3y ago
  Why? There's an artificial limit placed on the number of H1Bs. My goal here isn't to evenly distribute H1Bs throughout the US, it's to make sure that H1Bs aren't exploited and also that they don't depress wages for Americans. Adjusting for CoL just helps depress wages. It also helps exploit H1Bs since it's actually pretty hard if you decide you want to leave the country to afford a plane ticket to go back home on short notice.
shagie 3y ago
The H-1B is for all specialized jobs that require a college degree. Nurses, accountants, and teachers to name a few. Putting the minimum to $120k would increase the shortages that are experienced in other career fields that also fall under the H-1B.
- lukeschlather 3y ago
  The shortages are very simply a result of depressed wages. Leaving the H1B wage so low helps depress wages. Also, adjusted for inflation the original H1B salary cap should be about $110k now anyway.
  - shagie 3y ago
    Rural Areas Brace for a Shortage of Doctors Due to Visa Policy - https://www.fosterglobal.com/blog/rural-areas-brace-for-a-shortage-of-doctors-due-to-visa-policy/ https://www.fosterglobal.com/blog/rural-areas-brace-for-a-sh... > H-1B recipients also include foreign physicians who practice in places shunned by American doctors for personal and professional reasons. > About 25 percent of all physicians practicing or training in the United States are foreign, but in some inner cities and most rural areas, that share is significantly higher. The medical shortage isn't entirely about depressed wages but rather people not wanting to live and work in inner city Chicago or rural North Dakota. Being a GP isn't a job that one can telecommute easily for. The shortages of people working as teachers and medical field - careers where location maters - are sometimes difficult to staff because people don't want to live in Fargo.

packetlost 3y ago

$120k is a very high salary in most parts of the country. You really need to adjust for CoL

lukeschlather 3y ago
Why? There's an artificial limit placed on the number of H1Bs. My goal here isn't to evenly distribute H1Bs throughout the US, it's to make sure that H1Bs aren't exploited and also that they don't depress wages for Americans. Adjusting for CoL just helps depress wages. It also helps exploit H1Bs since it's actually pretty hard if you decide you want to leave the country to afford a plane ticket to go back home on short notice.

shagie 3y ago

The H-1B is for all specialized jobs that require a college degree. Nurses, accountants, and teachers to name a few. Putting the minimum to $120k would increase the shortages that are experienced in other career fields that also fall under the H-1B.

lukeschlather 3y ago
The shortages are very simply a result of depressed wages. Leaving the H1B wage so low helps depress wages. Also, adjusted for inflation the original H1B salary cap should be about $110k now anyway.
- shagie 3y ago
  Rural Areas Brace for a Shortage of Doctors Due to Visa Policy - https://www.fosterglobal.com/blog/rural-areas-brace-for-a-shortage-of-doctors-due-to-visa-policy/ https://www.fosterglobal.com/blog/rural-areas-brace-for-a-sh... > H-1B recipients also include foreign physicians who practice in places shunned by American doctors for personal and professional reasons. > About 25 percent of all physicians practicing or training in the United States are foreign, but in some inner cities and most rural areas, that share is significantly higher. The medical shortage isn't entirely about depressed wages but rather people not wanting to live and work in inner city Chicago or rural North Dakota. Being a GP isn't a job that one can telecommute easily for. The shortages of people working as teachers and medical field - careers where location maters - are sometimes difficult to staff because people don't want to live in Fargo.