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> Our source said the only solution he could think of would be to require US companies to hire a majority of American workers – which would prevent consultancie
by avidiax 3y ago
> Our source said the only solution he could think of would be to require US companies to hire a majority of American workers – which would prevent consultancies that consist mainly of a pool of H-1B employees.
Or just throw out all the rules, make the H1-B system an auction. Highest total comp over 4 years wins. Add a whistleblower program paying treble the comp package if the beneficiary is not actually working, or not actually skilled. Package must be hourly, and the same whistleblower program applies to working off the clock.
- dixie_land 3y agoYup. That aligns with the intention of the visa too: getting highly skilled workers. And compensation is the most objective measure of that.
- ibero 3y agoH1B is not exclusive for software engineering and encompasses many other professions (architects, civil engineers, etc). Immigration policy is not aimed to serve the highly compensated field of the day, but to serve society at large. Society needs civil engineers or child psychologists just as much as a fintech developer.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> H1B is not exclusive for software engineering and encompasses many other professions (architects, civil engineers, etc) Then partition the auctions by profession.
- ibero 3y agoYes, I agree that compensation alone is not enough.
- kuchenbecker 3y agoWe'll end up fighting which professions deserve H1Bs.
- throw9away6 3y agoIt’s worth fighting for.
- nitwit005 3y agoRemember that thr claim is that you can't find American labor with the right skills. There are no architects here? No psychologists? The only believable claims I've seen has been needing people who can translate unusual languages.
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- ibero 3y agoI’m not sure. I would imagine there is as much variety and diversity in those fields as there is in computer science. If that is the case, I can see why immigration might be necessary to make up for a domestic deficit.
- throw9away6 3y agoExcess of both
- antonvs 3y ago> Immigration policy is not aimed to serve the highly compensated field of the day, but to serve society at large. Do you believe that description is consistent with the design and impact of the H1B visa?
- nullc 3y agoNothing about the auction is incompatible with that. If we don't have enough civil engineers this can be addressed by paying them more. What we're willing to pay is the ultimate measure, and really the only measure that matters-- of the supply/demand equation.
- willcipriano 3y agoIf society really needed them it would find a way to pay for them.
- achates 3y agoOr even just straight up auction them off to the highest bidder and the government keeps the money. Then you don't have to keep track of their salary or hours once they're here.
- black_13 3y ago[dead]
- bubblethink 3y agoIt's a bogus program entirely. Very reminiscent of chattel slavery. It needs to be abolished altogether, but with the amount of dysfunction/lobbying in the government, it won't happen.
- JCharante 3y agoWhy is it reminiscent of chattel slavery?
- bubblethink 3y agoThe visa is a contract between the government and an employer where the employee is not a relevant party. The employee is tied to the employer and has limited rights or mobility. It is often difficult to transition out of the visa towards permanent residency. And even in order to transition to permanent residency, the employer needs to sponsor it in most cases. It's just a very exploitative model.