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Not necessarily. You need farmers and scientists. Can't do a descending sort by salary.

• Detrytus 2y ago
  Wasn't Trump's proposal few years ago "95th percentile salary for their profession"? So you still have room for farmers and scientists provided that they are exceptional (or at least exceptionally well paid) farmers and scientists.
  • bubblethink 2y ago
    The executive can't do anything. It has to be passed by Congress. Congress hasn't passed anything in 30+ years.
  • d1sxeyes 2y ago
    Who defines “profession” though? Is “farmer” all encompassing, or is “chicken farmer” different from “cattle farmer”? Is “battery chicken farmer” different to “free range chicken farmer”? Do I need to be top 5% US-wide or just the city/state I would be hired in?
    • yyhhsj0521 2y ago
      I don't disagree there's a lot of complications in the actual implementation, but this approach is a better-than-status-quo way to achieve some fairness IMO. Currently the US Dept of Labor has a system of determining the fair wage that should be paid to a certain job description at a certain geographic location. In the green card process this is called "prevailing wage determination". Why not use it for H1b too?
      • Detrytus 2y ago
        “Prevailing wage determination” is already a part of h1b process, but it is easily gamed.