OurBoysGirls1st

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   by OurBoysGirls1st 8y ago

   Thanks for bringing up this point. Anyone who has grown up in the US knows well how far down wages have gone. My father was an accountant. He could afford a house and raised a family of 5 on his salary at age 40, earning ~60k/yr. I&#x2
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   by OurBoysGirls1st 8y ago

   >> They aren't competitors, they are complements and create more jobs. We've had the H1B program for 25+yrs. We accept 65+20k workers a year. That is 85 20+ workers who have entered the country on this program. Lets round do
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   by OurBoysGirls1st 8y ago

   >> Even with H1B, there are literally not enough engineers in the Valley to saturate the demand from companies. By "not enough engineers" I'm assuming you mean not enough engineers willing to work for so little they are
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   by OurBoysGirls1st 8y ago

   If the function could move overseas, it would have. Why assume companies are acting irrationally and paying higher US wages when they can hire inexpensively overseas? Companies hire locally because many jobs cant be moved overseas cost effe
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   by OurBoysGirls1st 8y ago

   >> Qualified supply is nowhere close to matching demand. This is wrong on so many levels. 1. "Qualified" supply means experience. That means you arent hiring 22yos working at subsistence salaries shacking up with three buddi