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In reply to the discussion: Clinton Calms Silicon Valley’s Worries, Promises To Preserve High-Skill Visas [View all]Politicub
(12,165 posts)39. That doesn't describe where I work
Or would want to work.
What you don't get about HB1s is that there's a lot of competition for these visas because the jobs are there.
Some employers are cheap and awful. Some are not. HB1 is far more nuanced and complex than you make it out to be.
Reforming the program would be great so visa holders get more flexibility. I know companies in my market would like to have the access to talent.
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Clinton Calms Silicon Valley’s Worries, Promises To Preserve High-Skill Visas [View all]
Human101948
Jul 2016
OP
They're not cheap shots, worked in IT and the contracting companies out and out lied about ...
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#3
Bullshit. Having worked for a fortune 100 telecom, I can tell you it's all about driving wages down.
X_Digger
Jul 2016
#22
Is there anything there to bolster displacement laws? We don't need to worry about visas if the ...
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#2
There's no consensus - in the economist and social science community at least -
Politicub
Jul 2016
#19
I saw it first hand, as a hiring manager. I know what we paid US workers vs H1Bs for the same job.
X_Digger
Jul 2016
#23
And the US citizens displaced do not depend on their jobs for their livelihood?
gd770226
Jul 2016
#20
Call me crazy, I think we should try to find Americans for domestic jobs before importing workers.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2016
#15
Why should anybody vote for somebody that flat out supports a program that takes jobs away.
gd770226
Jul 2016
#21