H1-B visas, poor Intel and Microsoft, waah
Seems the folks at Micro$oft and Intel are in a snit about the number of H1-B visas to be issued in 2008.
I'd like to see even fewer of them issued. Most H1-B visas are issued to highly skilled technical people. This brings wages down for American workers because H1-B workers generally work for less money.
I've no doubt that there has been abuse of workers here on the H1-B visa. If they get hired by certain consulting companies they risk being taken advantage of for that bargain salary; after all if they don't like it and quit - they have to find another H1-B employer to sponsor them (not easy at short notice) or leave the country.
However, many employers hire H1-B workers with special incentives. The visa sponsor letter is written, the letter of the law is followed, a good salary is paid - as well as fees paid by the employer to an immigration attorney because the goal is a green card.
I'm not against immigration - but if you're here on a "temporary" visa (which is what the law says about H1-B) it should be just that.
Labels: H1-B visas, Microsoft
posted by tekno-yanqui-598 @ 11:52 PM
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So you don't want highly skilled people moving to the U.S? Yea that makes sense.
I do want highly skilled people moving to the US - within reason. I make my living with technology. At present its far too easy to hire a less expensive H1B worker over a qualified American who was already here.
Furthermore I know firsthand of companies paying large amounts of money to immigration attorneys to turn that temporary status into a greencard.
Leaving qualified Americans unemployed does not make sense.
Following the letter of the law but not the spirit also does not make sense.
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