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The intersection of jobs and software development is interesting to me. With both politicians and business leaders lobbying for the expansion of H1B and relate

The intersection of jobs and software development is interesting to me. With both politicians and business leaders lobbying for the expansion of H1B and related work visas, the nature of how those visas are currently used, and the repeated findings that there isn't a STEM shortage I wonder where you stand on such things. To provide some topics you can reply to: * H1B visas should be a last resort. They should either be more expensive or more restrictive. * H1B visas should not have citizenship tied to the employer, if they are that badly needed their citizenship should be fast tracked * Employers should be more incentivized to provide training programs for US citizens before hiring foreign workers * Similar to Obamas focus on creating a university rating, a school should also need to report foreign student graduation rates and if they stay to work on a foreign worker visa. There are graduate programs that merely exist to allow foreign students a way into this country which ultimately drives up the cost of education, displaces citizens from the classroom, and then once they graduate they get the job that the citizen isn't qualified for (because she was priced out and displaced)

warfangle 13y ago
> H1B visas should not have citizenship tied to the employer Absolutely agree with you. That they are reeks of indentured servitude.
dchichkov 13y ago
I would suggest taking a global perspective and thinking what should be good for the world and not only US. Think trade, cultural exchange, international collaboration in research (think of recent publications that often have hundreds of names on them, from many countries). When you start thinking globally, term like 'foreign worker' would start sounding ridiculous to you. And protectionist policies probably would stop making any sense as well. On the other hand, naturalization should take some time. Fast track citizenship doesn't make much sense, as it does take some time to get the culture of the place [e.g to serve public duties, like jury duty, etc].

warfangle 13y ago

> H1B visas should not have citizenship tied to the employer Absolutely agree with you. That they are reeks of indentured servitude.

dchichkov 13y ago

I would suggest taking a global perspective and thinking what should be good for the world and not only US. Think trade, cultural exchange, international collaboration in research (think of recent publications that often have hundreds of names on them, from many countries). When you start thinking globally, term like 'foreign worker' would start sounding ridiculous to you. And protectionist policies probably would stop making any sense as well. On the other hand, naturalization should take some time. Fast track citizenship doesn't make much sense, as it does take some time to get the culture of the place [e.g to serve public duties, like jury duty, etc].