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The jobs wouldn’t be lower wage in the first place if businesses didn’t have immigrants to exploit.
by deepfriedchokes 2y ago
The jobs wouldn’t be lower wage in the first place if businesses didn’t have immigrants to exploit.
- alephnerd 2y agoWages are not significantly lower. For example, Trump's H1B prevailing wages rules are still in place so at most the salary difference is 15-20% (which is basically nil as a hiring manager) In "lower skilled labor" like manual Construction the average wages tend to be middle of the pack for those states [0] For white collar jobs, the biggest driver for the slowing hiring market is the fact that companies have shown that they can operate in a global async manner, which means shareholders and board members like my Peers are increasingly pushing for hiring abroad as a way to speed delivery. [0] - https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472061.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472061.htm