“How about we make it necessary for companies to concretely prove that a visa holder has skills not readily available”
It’s a fraudulent process. As noted here already:
“There are Americans that are available, qualified, or trainable to take any job needing done.”
From my plan:
SEC. ???? Employer-Sponsored Deposit-Based Visa Worker Hourly Taxation
[This taxation is meant to replace the generally bogus system of pretending to be unable to find a qualified US worker.]
(a) a tax at a rate of 8 cents a minute of work, other than that of an agricultural nature or under the purview of the United States Department of Agriculture in a meat/poultry abattoir of an Employer-Sponsored Deposit-Based Visa worker paid less than either $1,500/week and $30/hour, by pay period, is imposed upon the worker’s employer.
A discount may be given off the bid price might be given for spouse (4% per year of marriage, up to 80%) of a visa holder or US citizen, child under 21(4% per year of age, up to 80%) of a visa holder or US citizen, intracompany (50%), degree holding chemist (50%), other degree holder(20%).
The degree discounts would be increased 20% for accredited degree granting institution employed persons.
Because it is not constrained at all. IMO we should only allow certain positions to be filled by H-1B visas, just as OPT defines what majors can be granded OPT waivers. And not line or even second-tier positions, but specific skill levels requiring at least a Master's degree.