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Until recently spouses of H1-B visa holders were not allowed to work (I don't think they should either). You can reasonably expect a college educated person to

Until recently spouses of H1-B visa holders were not allowed to work (I don't think they should either). You can reasonably expect a college educated person to want to start a family, and would expect them to be able to provide for their family if they have an in demand job.

yazaddaruvala 3y ago
> Until recently spouses of H1-B visa holders were not allowed to work (I don't think they should either). FWIW, I disagree with this one point. I know a lot of partners of H1Bs and there is a large psychological toll to not being allowed to "contribute to society" if you are able and wanting to. There is also a large psychological toll to moving to a new country, a lot of America's adult friendships are created in the workplace. Finally there is a large psychological toll to not having independence in making some side money to be able to spend it the way you want (even if the money earner "gifts" that freedom - because why wouldn't they - there can be a guilt associated with using the money). Therefore, I do think its overall worthwhile for partners of H1Bs to be allowed to work if they so choose. That said, I do feel like the minimum household salary for getting an H1B should be high enough to compensate for potentially both people working in the US, in a way that helps uplift wages for US citizens. That might mean using p91 or p95, I'm not qualified to pick the exact value, but I do think the general strategy would be best for "the best and brightest" immigrant families(or individuals) and for citizens.