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re: Trump Is Right: Silicon Valley Is Using H-1B Visas says The Huffington Post!
Posted on 2/6/17 at 12:27 pm to Placebeaux
Posted on 2/6/17 at 12:27 pm to Placebeaux
The number of H1B visas is the same as it has been since around 1990 and it is filled each year in just a few days time. The demand is astronomical and the supply is very small, comparatively, because of regulation.
But, just enforce the law. You don't have to dismantle or reduce the H-1B Visa program. Just enforce it and make sure that these companies only hire foreign workers if they can prove that they can't find American workers. And, they should have to pay competitively or more for foreign workers.
How many companies just farm their work out overseas, though? I know tons of tech companies who farm out work to contractors in India, Indonesia, and South East Asia and then pay them little while reaping the benefit here. It is a lot cheaper to do it that way when it comes to tech work, rather than bring the immigrant over here.
Many of the same people who are against immigrants coming here are fine with paying foreigners pennies on the dollar to do the work overseas while they reap the profits. It is quite a hypocrisy. At least when immigrants come here, their salary gets recirculation in the American economy.
But, just enforce the law. You don't have to dismantle or reduce the H-1B Visa program. Just enforce it and make sure that these companies only hire foreign workers if they can prove that they can't find American workers. And, they should have to pay competitively or more for foreign workers.
How many companies just farm their work out overseas, though? I know tons of tech companies who farm out work to contractors in India, Indonesia, and South East Asia and then pay them little while reaping the benefit here. It is a lot cheaper to do it that way when it comes to tech work, rather than bring the immigrant over here.
Many of the same people who are against immigrants coming here are fine with paying foreigners pennies on the dollar to do the work overseas while they reap the profits. It is quite a hypocrisy. At least when immigrants come here, their salary gets recirculation in the American economy.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 12:44 pm to AlaTiger
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But, just enforce the law. You don't have to dismantle or reduce the H-1B Visa program. Just enforce it and make sure that these companies only hire foreign workers if they can prove that they can't find American workers. And, they should have to pay competitively or more for foreign workers.
Exactly. Then let supply/demand dictate the number of visas. Right now, the demand is artificially high, because the foreign workers are so much cheaper. Americans are avoiding certain sectors of the IT world because they know that they are dominated by foreigners and that jobs are harder to find and wages in those sectors are lower, because of it.
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How many companies just farm their work out overseas, though?
They've been doing that for years. There are problems with it, because of the time differences. You will never be able to outsource a majority of the work because of that. You need people working over here in the US.
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At least when immigrants come here, their salary gets recirculation in the American economy.
Not necessarily. I know a lot of H-1B people who send a good portion of their money back to the US. Many save their money and buy property in India, instead of the US. Much like the Mexicans, they are sending a significant amount of money back home.
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 12:47 pm
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