Posted on 03/29/2015 6:40:29 AM PDT by Kaslin
Yeah, no. If you want to hire Indians, open a branch in India. In America, hire Americans.
Change H1-B awards to salary-based instead of lottery-based and then almost everyone would be happy except for a few people on Freerepublic.
A much better solution would be to base H1B visas on salary. The highest salaries would get priority for visas, and an H1B visa would be a permit to work in the US for 3 years, so H1B holders could change jobs with no penalty if they wished.
This would wreck the whole current business model, but that’s the idea.
my bank do hire people in India who’s doing the server supports. and they get paid less... 15k per pereson...
so yeah... we had a round of layoffs in the states, one of us for 5 of them to do 24h/7d support.
that makes it even worse.
I agree the visa program is a mess.
But, hey Chuck, how about giving up that food-fuel ethanol catastrophe that you benefit from so extensively?
I guess if it ain’t your Ox, you don’t mind wearin’ the horns.
Crony Capitalism is rampant in DC.
In a perfect world, the employer should be free to hire whomever he wants that best fits the bill.
However, when government interference and inducement are included, free-enterprise and the freedoms and rights of citizens are often supplanted by political will.
All too often, the citizens’ protections such as employer certification of unsuccessful attempts to fill needs with citizens are fabricated or outright overlooked in favor of cheaper foreign workers. THAT process should be rigorous, stringent and DEMAND substantive proof before allowing it.
Personally, in my career I’ve had two H1-Bs and a student visa employee be put on me. None of them were innovative, diligent or successful in delivering what I needed. They were too concerned about becoming permanent residents with a pathway to citizenship. IOW, they lied and lied again about what they would do and wanted to do..
Declare H1B to be racist slavery.
NO OTHER COUNTRY ABUSES THEIR CITIZENS LIKE THIS!
Well said.
I should point out that I often work with H1B's in tech and they're hard working. Techs in NY do not qualify for overtime pay and are often told that they will not be paid at all over 40 hrs, but of course are expected to work. Yes, this happens, both to citizens and non-citizens -- but this is digression; the point is that they work hard and at times for no pay.
There are often cultural and communications issues but hands down they are more pleasant to work with than your average urban McDonald's employee.
Maybe I'm not reading this right, but, what is "whole" and what is "stem"?
If it weren't for double standards...
Yes. I understand they can be agreeable and work hard (at least seemingly so). But I also have direct experience that they will drop you (company) like a bad habit, despite promises, should they encounter an opportunity to get what they’re really after.
I’m not talking about solder jockeys here. I’m talking degreed professionals that make promises in interviews and periodic reviews about what they’re willing to do and deliver on. In the end, it turned out they were just flat assed lying the whole time.
It's a skill learned in the bazaar, I think.
LOL! Bwaaahaha! Many a truth are said in jest!
Neither am I, so am I.
I mistook your post then. A degreed engineer is not a “tech”.
anyone who works in tech is a tech.
I didn't see the requirement that I wear a tuxedo to your party. But this sheds light on what makes some Americans unemployable.
H-1B another gateway to Jihad. If you like cheap labor...go there.
Not in accepted vernacular and practice.
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