[Tfug] OT: Proposed increase in H1B visas

[keith smith]

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The tech that comes in via an H1B visa is from a sponsored employer.  The "employee" is tied to the employer, as far as I know.  This is bad in 1) wages and benefits will be substandard 2) employee control comes with the "do what I want or be deported".

Form the article, this proposal is not based on fact.  As far as I know  there is no study that supports the need for more H1B visa workers.

I have read some on the subject over the years and find that generally 1) reasonable talent is already HERE, 2) employer's wish to have lower expenses and higher control, 3) some of the earnings are sent out of country to support another country. - this is a one/two punch.  The original job does not go to a local, and not all they money is spent in our economy.

Seems like a less than optimum situation.

To address your question about talent, about 10 years ago I was offered a job with a company that wanted me to hold a position while they completed the H1B visa for an Indian programmer who would have replaced me.  I refused the job!

Seems I was qualified enough to be a place holder.



Chris Hill <ubergeek at ubergeek.tv> wrote: Um, ok, I'll bite on this one. I think this bill is fine. If there is 
skilled labor out there, let's use it. I don't see what the problem is. 
Are you afraid that someone more skilled is going to come in and take 
your jobs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORAyORWRAA

C

keith smith wrote:
>
> Hi fellow tech people,
>
> Seems we have a sort of problem locally with our own congresswoman 
> Gabrielle Giffords. 
>
> I first learned of this problem on the PLUG list.
>
> Seems she wants to double the amount of H1B visas from 65,000 to 
> 130,000 per year and remove the student H1B visas from 20,000 to 
> unlimited.  The legislation would increase the H-1B cap to 180,000 in 
> 2010 to 2015 if the 130,000 cap is reached the year before.
>
> In part the article states:
>
> The Innovation Employment Act, introduced by Representative Gabrielle 
> Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, late Thursday, would increase the cap 
> in H-1B visas from 65,000 a year to 130,000 a year. In addition, there 
> would be no cap on H-1B applications for foreign graduate students 
> attending U.S. colleges and studying science, technology and related 
> fields. Currently, there's a 20,000-a-year cap on visas for graduate 
> students in all fields.
>
> http://www.cio.com/article/197100/Bill_Would_Double_Cap_on_H_B_Visas
>
> I called her office and complained.  I think everyone on the list 
> should do likewise.  Phone: (520) 881-3588.
>
>
>
>
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