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I'm sorry to re-use a reddit meme, but in this thread, as well as the previous one: you can read about american developers arguing about why they should be the
by johansch 12y ago
I'm sorry to re-use a reddit meme, but in this thread, as well as the previous one: you can read about american developers arguing about why they should be the only one to have access to the most lucrative market for developers worldwide.
It is pretty clear to most intelligent observers that:
a) there is a low-end-market of mostly indian consulting companies abusing the H1B program. It would be very easy to stop this. My suggestion: set a H1B worker minimum salary of 120% of the average salary for existing native workers.
b) The US, and the US companies wanting to employ the best software developers would benefit by getting the whole world as recruiting ground.
c) Individual developers outside of the US wanting to work in silicon valley would benefit
d) Not very good US developers in silicon valley, currently getting big salaries could be at risk.
e) The rest of the world would not benefit by the brain drain this would cause.
- walshemj 12y agoyour right and can make the same argument in other professions eg the AMA, Bar asociations and interestingly enough lawyers and accountants in India.
- tptacek 12y agoAn irony here is that the legal profession was recently ravaged by a structural shift that eliminated lots of jobs, and it was caused in large part by the tech industry.
- kencausey 12y agoI missed this apparently. Can someone explain this change and the technology which led to it?
- petilon 12y agoLots of jobs in the legal profession involves researching past court decisions - going through mountains of documents. This can now be done in low-cost countries such as India where there are tons of English speaking people. The technology that led to it is the internet.