[central_va]

Besides salary Green Carders don't quit. Green carders have no family. Green carders don't complain at 70 hour work weeks.

Usually the charade works like this. The company ALREADY has a green card type waiting in the wings. The head hunter puts in a good show/front that they tried to find someone qualified. The requirements posted are usually ridiculous. When the mandatory amount of time has elapsed then suddenly this green card resume appears on the recruiters radar.

It is a scam and a game to short change US IT workers.

[SoConPubbie]

Besides salary Green Carders don't quit. Green carders have no family. Green carders don't complain at 70 hour work weeks.

Usually the charade works like this. The company ALREADY has a green card type waiting in the wings. The head hunter puts in a good show/front that they tried to find someone qualified. The requirements posted are usually ridiculous. When the mandatory amount of time has elapsed then suddenly this green card resume appears on the recruiters radar.

In 20+ years in the IT Industry, with a resume that includes at least 10 different companies (some Fortune 50, Fortune 500, all the way to very small) (Lot's of contracting), I've never seen this type of behavior.

[nickcarraway]

Wait, I thought we were talking about H1-Bs? green cards and H1-Bs are two different things.

Besides salary Green Carders don't quit.

Once a worker has an H1-B, they can jump ship to any company that will sponsor them. They don't need a new H1-B. They can remain on that H1-B for up to six years.

Workers with green cards can leave to any company whenever they want.