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"A limited number of the visas, 85,000, are granted each year, and they are in hot demand. Technology giants like Microsoft, Facebook and Google repeatedly pres
by josephjrobison 11y ago
"A limited number of the visas, 85,000, are granted each year, and they are in hot demand. Technology giants like Microsoft, Facebook and Google repeatedly press for increases in the annual quotas, saying there are not enough Americans with the skills they need."
If Microsoft, Facebook, and Google are speaking the truth then wouldn't they be keen to pick up the talent being dismissed by Disney and Edison? Understand that someone monitoring ticketing tech at Disney World is different from a mobile software engineer but there must be some overlap.
- prostoalex 11y agoHow strong would a candidate with "some overlap" come out of the interview cycle? How well would his resume compare to peers that have strong skills in that specific area? Besides, it's not like US has monopoly on office space for tech companies. Microsoft, Facebook or Google would apply for a visa, but then just hire the candidate for their UK/Ireland/Canada office if they don't get it approved.
- shanemhansen 11y agoThe standard answer is that there are not enough Americans with the skills they need willing to work for the wages they'd like to pay. Ideally (for employees) the inability to hire people at salary X would be a market signal that employers need to offer more money. The H1-B program is designed not to interfere with that signal, but it's widely believed that companies give lip service to the law and hire cheaper workers anyways.