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The worst part of importing workers via H1-b is the indentured servant aspect. That makes the H1-b employee more attractive than a comparably-qualified America

• vowelless 12y ago
  H1-b is also a lot more expensive to hire because of the processing and many companies start the greencard process for H1-bs, which is even more expensive and highly scrutinized.
  • aguywithamum 12y ago
    But if a company has a high turnover rate with domestic hires, the added cost may become marginal compared to the cost of constantly hiring.
• mc32 12y ago
  So would you support an effort to make it easier for foreign engineers, sw developers and physicians to come in to get a legal job in the us? Foreign knowledge workers seem to not enjoy the same sympathy low wage immigrants enjoy, perhaps due to the more immediate threat of job stability foreign knowledge workers pose to domestic knowledge workers, even when this fear hasn't been substantiated.
  • hapless 12y ago
    Yes, unreservedly. Immigrant workers whose residencies are not tightly coupled to their jobs would drive wages down much less than H-1Bs. This is why you don't see employers lobbying for easier immigration policy. Instead, they lobby for expansions of the H-1B program.
  • therealwill 12y ago
    I think the easiest solution would be just to allow H1-B visa holders change jobs or quit easily. Currently if you want to quit you only have 1 month to find a job which is nearly impossible because you have to transfer the H1-B visa which is the same as applying for a NEW H1-B (only difference is that it does not count towards the yearly cap.)