The author needs to explain why 100 skilled Indian immigrants are worse than 100 unskilled immigrants from somewhere else. Because without more infoemation, seems to me the 100 Indians are likely better than what we'd get otherwise.
That’s because you don’t know any Indians. India continues to be a very tribal-based society.
Once elevated to manager status, they hire NO ONE but Indians.
Why do you think there is an ever-increasing need for more H1B for India?
As IT ranks become more-heavily Indian, more Indian workers are needed. Thanks to ‘diversity’ efforts by Corporate HR departments to advance ‘people of color’, these trends have become reality over the past 20 years.
Personally, I would prefer the Chinese. Once they get their US Citizenship, their Chinese citizenship is revoked, and they have to apply for a visa to visit China just like the rest of us.
we don’t need either.
We need to take the time and use our people.
If it’s simply a matter of “where from” and not “how many”, I don’t see a problem here. As a group, Indians are preferred to many other types of immigrants we seem to be attracting and admitting. Indians actively participate in all areas of social, economic, media, academia, etc. They are not known to indulge in religious extremism, crime or terrorist activities. I would like to see a higher proportion of republican voters among them, however. This may happen with the newer generations.
“As far as I can tell, this isn’t about the total number of immigrants, but rather from which countries they will come.
The author needs to explain why 100 skilled Indian immigrants are worse than 100 unskilled immigrants from somewhere else.”
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So ... you’re actually expecting that Lee’s pro-immigration Bill will result in a REDUCTION in non-Indian immigrants exactly offsetting an INCREASE in Indian immigrants. Are you REALLY that foolish and that GULLIBLE?
There is an insidious problem that is carefully concealed.
Once a H-1B uses up his six year visa, he must return home, or, his employer can sponsor him for a Green Card, in which case the H-1B can stay indefinitely, and he does not count against the H-1B (fake) quota.
Currently, only about 10,000 Asian-Indians get a skill related Green Card each year - which discourages many, many thousands of Indians from staying in the USA.
Under Mike Lee's legislation (which Trump has NEVER criticized or threatened to veto), up to 100,000 Asian-Indians can get Green Cards each year.
So, here's Mike Lee's plan...
Asian-Indians apply to USA universities and pay full price for 4 years. Then - they get a 3 year OPT student work visa. Then - they roll straight into a H-1B visa for 6 years. Then - 100,000 former H-1Bs roll straight into an employer sponsored Green Card scam.
Bottom Line...
95% of Asian-Indian software engineers are completely “average.”
They displace thousands of completely “average” home grown USA engineers because they work longer hours, get less pay, and are all chasing Green Cards.
By the way...
2012 - 80% of Asian-Indian citizens voted to reelect Obama.
2016 - 77% of Asian-Indian citizens voted for Hillary Clinton.
I don’t know about other fields but most Indians pretty much suck at IT. They are cheaper than hiring Americans who don’t suck though.