Why is the technology sector in every country always singing the same tune?
“We need foreign labor.”
Foreign Labor is a lot cheaper.
They do to some extent, but the main reasons are the control (work for us or you’ll get deported) and the somewhat lower salaries they can get to pay.
The Congress might insist that the imported workers get paid by the hour and set minimum technical hourly wages for imported labor. A panel of natural born citizens with technical degrees might make recommendations to Congress.
BSEE hourly minimum wage: $35 + area HUD 3BR fair market rent/160 + $4 per year of experience up to 10 + $2 per additional year for any of the next 10
Another possibility is visa issue juries. Howdy native born software engineers, I’m here for Microsoft Human Resources and I’m here to present Sam Asian for your visa approval. Sam, state your case:
I studied at the Indian Institute of Technology. My coursework included...