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That's an idealistic view of it, and I think a lot of people would agree in principle. The problem of course are the untold number of companies who abuse the s
by silisili 2y ago
That's an idealistic view of it, and I think a lot of people would agree in principle.
The problem of course are the untold number of companies who abuse the system to suppress wages, limit career growth and company movement, or all of the above.
Fix the abuse first. Make the minimum salary for these so called exceptional folks 1.5x or 2x prevailing wage. Then loosen the rules.
- zer00eyz 2y agoYour under the illusion that this will change the number of people coming into the country. This isnt getting rid of the cap on h1b's. It's getting rid of the stupid dance where you pretend to find an american before you bring the talent here.
- saxonww 2y agoEdit: ignore comment conflating visa workers with offshoring.
- zer00eyz 2y ago>> USCIS uses random selection when company H-1B registrations exceed the annual limit of 85,000. That includes the 65,000 annual limit and a 20,000 exemption for advanced degree holders from U.S. universities. The 85,000 limit for new H-1B visa holders equals 0.05% of the U.S. labor force. from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2024/03/04/employers-face-difficult-odds-as-h-1b-visa-cap-selection-starts/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2024/03/04/emplo... This will not change the number of h1b's that come into the US every year. Full stop. Same labor pool as before.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoI was hoping for a weighted lottery
- silisili 2y agoI'm not against the number, I'm against the methods and abusers. If each of those 85k had a wage floor of $300k, I'd feel better about the entire program, and less like it was a price fixing method. And at that point I'd advocate for removing the cap altogether. In short, allow companies to import as much talent as they desire, as long as we're sure it's not for nefarious reasons.