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Of course if Silicon Valley CEOs were smart about immigration they wouldn't try jumping on the "comprehensive immigration reform" bandwagon. Or even pushing fo
by wmil 13y ago
Of course if Silicon Valley CEOs were smart about immigration they wouldn't try jumping on the "comprehensive immigration reform" bandwagon. Or even pushing for an increase in the number of visas.
Instead they should be pushing for a H1B salary floor in the 90k-100k range. This would allow them to claim the majority of the existing H1B pool, and it's hard to argue that jobs like "Food Service Manager" are jobs America vitally need foreign workers to fill.
- TulliusCicero 13y agoThis would never fly politically. "They want to give IMMIGRANTS six-figure jobs while Americans are unemployed???"
- jacques_chester 13y agoAustralia's 457 visa program requires employers to pay foreign workers the same amount as a local worker, specifically to prevent downward pressure on wages. Still, the politics are still fraught with TOOK EHR JERBS stuff.