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> Recognizing that this represents a "not an easy change"... but it's a mess and it does need to get fixed. That is true, also whatever you do, it will be an e

> Recognizing that this represents a "not an easy change"... but it's a mess and it does need to get fixed. That is true, also whatever you do, it will be an ethically hard choice. I was just saying that an auction style (or top N salaries) would be superior to what we have today, not that it's a perfect system. I think the UK and Australian systems are more thought out, with critical categories, where you go in almost automatically, then less critical categories, where you have a system with points (how young you are, how well you speak English, what education you have, do you have a job offer etc.), then you have a general category, where it's much more difficult to get in. The US is doing well (comparatively) for the last category, it's incredibly easy (comparing to other countries) to get in as an illegal, or as a low skilled immigrant (e.g. just apply to diversity lottery every year). For the people in this category it's easier to get into the US than most other developed countries. But other countries make it significantly easier as you go up the ladder (e.g. it's easy to get into Australia with a Phd and a job offer), while the US keeps the "higher level" immigrants into the same insane treatment: randomness, bureaucracy, whims of government employees, years(or decades) of waiting etc.

shagie 3y ago
I believe that an auction system would significantly impact the medical field (medical technicians, physical therapists) and secondary education (teachers - especially foreign language in many high schools which in turn would make it more difficult for college bound students). The mistake that the US has is that there are only three categories under the "H-x" set of visas. There's the H-1B (which we're familiar with for all skilled workers requiring a college degree) and the H-2A for agricultural work and H-2B for workers that don't require a college degree and are not agricultural. The H-1A was originally for nursing and expired in 1995. The H-1C was also created for using from 1999 to 2009. The thing is... it's 3 big categories that date back to 1990s (The H visa was established in the 1950s and was a "everything" bucket). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Non-immigrant_visas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Non-im... . In 1990, both the house and the senate were democratic and G H.W. Bush was president. Getting the big comprehensive reforms through takes a unified congress and that being a goal (a lot of political capital is spent on getting that through - to the point where trying to do two big reforms in one presidential term gets difficult)... and immigration reform keeps getting deprioritized compared to other things. Going to a per field model (22 top level in https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm ) would be a marked improvement. Adding to your list of UK and Australia - Canada. https://www.immigration.ca/fast-track-high-demand-occupations/ https://www.immigration.ca/fast-track-high-demand-occupation...

shagie 3y ago

I believe that an auction system would significantly impact the medical field (medical technicians, physical therapists) and secondary education (teachers - especially foreign language in many high schools which in turn would make it more difficult for college bound students). The mistake that the US has is that there are only three categories under the "H-x" set of visas. There's the H-1B (which we're familiar with for all skilled workers requiring a college degree) and the H-2A for agricultural work and H-2B for workers that don't require a college degree and are not agricultural. The H-1A was originally for nursing and expired in 1995. The H-1C was also created for using from 1999 to 2009. The thing is... it's 3 big categories that date back to 1990s (The H visa was established in the 1950s and was a "everything" bucket). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Non-immigrant_visas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Non-im... . In 1990, both the house and the senate were democratic and G H.W. Bush was president. Getting the big comprehensive reforms through takes a unified congress and that being a goal (a lot of political capital is spent on getting that through - to the point where trying to do two big reforms in one presidential term gets difficult)... and immigration reform keeps getting deprioritized compared to other things. Going to a per field model (22 top level in https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm ) would be a marked improvement. Adding to your list of UK and Australia - Canada. https://www.immigration.ca/fast-track-high-demand-occupations/ https://www.immigration.ca/fast-track-high-demand-occupation...