- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: What is Donald Trump's stance on H1B visas?
Posted on 11/11/16 at 5:26 pm to Street Hawk
Posted on 11/11/16 at 5:26 pm to Street Hawk
My wife and I are from India and have lived here for more than 13 years. We both came to the US in our early-20s and went to grad school here and between us have three graduate degrees in engineering and business. Both of us currently work in the high-tech industry on the West Coast on H1B visas and make good money. The companies we work for filed for our green cards a few years back, but due to per country/year limits on green cards and many high-tech workers being from India and China, citizens of these two countries have the longest waits for green cards. At the current rate our application is being processed, we are looking at another 5-7 year wait to get our green cards, and in the meanwhile have to continue working on our H1B visas.
We both have spent most of our adult lives in this country and is the only country where we have held full-time jobs and want to retire here. We have a 14 month old son who was born here also and we bought a house couple of years ago. So for all practical puposes we are living the American dream and are following the legal immigration process as it was intended. I just hope the Trump administration looks at cases like ours before making any knee-jerk changes to the H1B visa program that may put families like ours out of status, forcing us to return to our country of origin, when America is the real home to us at this point.
We both have spent most of our adult lives in this country and is the only country where we have held full-time jobs and want to retire here. We have a 14 month old son who was born here also and we bought a house couple of years ago. So for all practical puposes we are living the American dream and are following the legal immigration process as it was intended. I just hope the Trump administration looks at cases like ours before making any knee-jerk changes to the H1B visa program that may put families like ours out of status, forcing us to return to our country of origin, when America is the real home to us at this point.
5
Posted on 11/11/16 at 5:32 pm to saintforlife
quote:
My wife and I are from India and have lived here for more than 13 years. We both came to the US in our early-20s and went to grad school here and between us have three graduate degrees in engineering and business. Both of us currently work in the high-tech industry on the West Coast on H1B visas and make good money. The companies we work for filed for our green cards a few years back, but due to per country/year limits on green cards and many high-tech workers being from India and China, citizens of these two countries have the longest waits for green cards. At the current rate our application is being processed, we are looking at another 5-7 year wait to get our green cards, and in the meanwhile have to continue working on our H1B visas.
We both have spent most of our adult lives in this country and is the only country where we have held full-time jobs and want to retire here. We have a 14 month old son who was born here also and we bought a house couple of years ago. So for all practical puposes we are living the American dream and are following the legal immigration process as it was intended. I just hope the Trump administration looks at cases like ours before making any knee-jerk changes to the H1B visa program that may put families like ours out of status, forcing us to return to our country of origin, when America is the real home to us at this point.
but yaw r takin 'merican jawbz!!!
If Trump is who he says he is, and really wants to do what he says he wants to do with our economy, there is no way that he will mess with H1B visas.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 5:37 pm to saintforlife
quote:
I just hope the Trump administration looks at cases like ours before making any knee-jerk changes to the H1B visa program that may put families like ours out of status, forcing us to return to our country of origin, when America is the real home to us at this point.
I'm sure there would be grandfathering provisions.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 5:39 pm to saintforlife
Good luck to you.
If he starts messing with your (and those like you) status, I'll cry foul as will many others that understand that the tree of liberty need not only be watered with the blood of patriots, but be sustained by the light of brightest minds in the world.
If he starts messing with your (and those like you) status, I'll cry foul as will many others that understand that the tree of liberty need not only be watered with the blood of patriots, but be sustained by the light of brightest minds in the world.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 5:40 pm to saintforlife
If you are on your path to legal immigration Trump wont touch you
Posted on 11/11/16 at 7:51 pm to saintforlife
quote:Great post.
My wife and I are from India and have lived here for more than 13 years. We both came to the US in our early-20s and went to grad school here and between us have three graduate degrees in engineering and business. Both of us currently work in the high-tech industry on the West Coast on H1B visas and make good money. The companies we work for filed for our green cards a few years back, but due to per country/year limits on green cards and many high-tech workers being from India and China, citizens of these two countries have the longest waits for green cards. At the current rate our application is being processed, we are looking at another 5-7 year wait to get our green cards, and in the meanwhile have to continue working on our H1B visas.
We both have spent most of our adult lives in this country and is the only country where we have held full-time jobs and want to retire here. We have a 14 month old son who was born here also and we bought a house couple of years ago. So for all practical puposes we are living the American dream and are following the legal immigration process as it was intended. I just hope the Trump administration looks at cases like ours before making any knee-jerk changes to the H1B visa program that may put families like ours out of status, forcing us to return to our country of origin, when America is the real home to us at this point.
My girlfriend is here on an H1B visa. She came here for graduate school, then moved to NYC for a job after she graduated. She's uniquely qualified for her job and it would be very difficult to find a similarly qualified American citizen to fill her position. That is the exact purpose of an H1B visa.
I also work in a field that has a high number of H1B workers. The fact is that we just don't have enough American citizens who have the advanced science and technical training that many immigrants (mostly from Asia) have. If you look at the graduate programs that feed into my field, they're filled with foreigners.
Ending the H1B program would only shut off the stream of brainpower we have coming into our country from around the world.
If you look at recent Nobel Prize winners from America, 40% of them are immigrants. LINK
Finally, workers on H1B visas are not working for less than Americans would be paid. The law requires employers to pay a competitive salary to anyone here on an H1B visa. The only reason to hire an H1B worker is if you can't fill the position with an American citizen. It's a hassle and you don't save any money.
This post was edited on 11/11/16 at 7:52 pm
Page 1 of 1
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News