Load of shit. Like American techies can’t fill those positions. Work is work, dammit!
Just as Trump wants to place a tariff on goods brought in that should have been made here, there should be a tariff on employees brought in that should have been hired here.
I hope that this passes but I would like to know what department issues the degree exemptions and reviews the “need.”. Because the Disney example was Bravo Sierra and should never have been issued.
Another abuse is that the visa ID not transferrable, so the worker is a slave. Again using the Disney as a hypothetical, if the worker is abused and wants to quit they are screwed, having to leave the country.
The minimum is too low, but it’s a step in the right direction.
The right FIRST step, however, is to prosecute those who have been blatantly flouting even the ridiculously trivial requirements of the current law - because it doesn’t matter what the law is, if no one fears enforcement.
Best thing I’ve heard of in years on the H1B front.
I like it. That $100,000 is high enough to change the culture so that entry level jobs will go to US citizens. The other necessary provision is enforcement of provisions against employers who don’t follow laws to protect US workers.
Who will this effect the most? I think Indian H1B visas are abused so I think its India.
This has been needing to happen for awhile. Minimum is still about $50k too low, but it’s a start.
We either want top imported talent or we don’t. If this law passes Trump needs to admit no foreign workers, regardless. And give up the “if they come here legally” meme. I am in an industry that has H1B talent from all over the world. In an environment where US colleges are turning out American snowflake crybullies that know absolutely nothing there is a reason, and it is not always pay, we import qualified immigrants.
Yes, some companies abuse the system. But that is mostly coding companies. My industry, aviation, it is dead without imported talent.
And for those who will throw arrows at me you try working with an Embry Riddle graduate.
I support this 1,000%. As a software engineer (30 years) I fight this all the time when trying to get work, like I did when I got laid off in March of last year. Fortunately my skills and luck was with me and I landed a job at the best employer I’ve ever worked for.
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I am not sure if a $100k salary is the correct number, but it is certainly the right idea. Set it at a reasonable level so companies can still hire the best and the brightest worldwide but still high enough that they can’t make a game of replacing American workers to save money.
Imagine not having to explain simple things to arrogant foreign IT workers. Put a floor on that salary!
Please remember that H1B visas are just one of many. Even the State Department notes that their list is a partial list, but this list does cover the majority of visas.
https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/general/all-visa-categories.html
Not just H1B visas need reform. But it is the only visa category that is often mentioned to the public.
It’s a start. It would be better just to stop all H-1B visas. But this is going in the right direction. My fear this will be a compromise to up the cap.
It’s still a lie. We have plenty of skilled workers. Don’t need any imports. Establishment still trying to please the donors.
One other note: The TSA has now posted the list of those states who are not in compliance with the federal ID card, the REAL ID.
While I generally do not like either abortion or euthanasia, REAL ID is one baby that needs to be smothered in its crib. If it is allowed to become fully functional, the Democrats will use it to *horribly* oppress their enemies. That is, us.
IMHO they need to crack down on the F1 OPT program even more than the H1’s.
A lot of these OPT’s are absolute frauds.
And we’re allowing universities to grant them residence in the US in exchange for a tuition check.
This country doesn’t need a single immigrant. We have enough unemployment.