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The H1-B visa really needs to be completely divorced from the company that originally applies for it. At the end of the day, the US government makes a decision
by malandrew 13y ago
The H1-B visa really needs to be completely divorced from the company that originally applies for it. At the end of the day, the US government makes a decision if an individual adds value to the country by working for a US company. Which US company shouldn't matter. The only time the visa should be re-evaluated in a way that the employer may be deported is if the worker is fired for cause. Beyond that the visa should belong to the employee, not the employer.
The fact that the green card process resets if the employee switches jobs is crazy. That really does make it an "indentured servant slave visa".
- fsk 13y agoI'm in favor of immigration. I'm saying give them an unlimited work visa, instead of making them a slave to the employer. Also, H1-B visas get 50%-150%+ raises when they get their green card, which proves that the H1-B visa suppresses wages.
- gdilla 13y agoQuite right. It's not a free labor market if laborers aren't free to move around! H1Bs keep wages down for that very reason. If they were attached to the worker, not the company, H1B wages would rise overnight.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoThis is an interesting idea. You could have a lottery for 100K H-1B visas which any non-citizen could apply for on January 1st. Then you have 6 months to find a qualified high-tech job in the US. If you don't have an offer in that time you lose the visa and are put on deferral for 1 year. Then there is a smaller lottery of visas reclaimed from those who were not hired. Every year you get two shots at visa.