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> American technology companies want the government to make immigration easier because they say they can't find enough programmers in the US. Anti-immigration p
by droopyEyelids 12y ago
> American technology companies want the government to make immigration easier because they say they can't find enough programmers in the US. Anti-immigration people say that instead of letting foreigners take these jobs, we should train more Americans to be programmers. Who's right?
What a biased 'framing' pile of bullshit.
Let as many programmers in as you want. Just give them the right to quit their job without deportation, and ensure they're paid the exact same wages as an American.
Thats the only honest solution to this problem. It'd make everyone happy except for the very people pushing to open immigration.
- winter_blue 12y agoThe H1B visa already guarantees: 1. You can take up any job related to your major (in college). 2. You are required by law to be paid the same or higher wages as Americans, for your job position/title. Almost every H1 worker I know has switched jobs at some point. The whole idea of the "indentured H1 worker" is completely fabricated. My suspicion is that it's a cover-up that allows anti-immigration people cloak their hatred for immigrants as concern. Basically, during the first 6 years (or until a greencard application is filed), H1 workers can work for any employer in their field of study. After the greencard application, they're job choices are slightly narrowed down to jobs that are substantially similar to their previous one. However, recent executive action by Obama will make it easier for workers with pending greencard applications to change jobs.