Posted on 05/26/2019 3:02:42 PM PDT by NobleFree
An IT company based in Silicon Valley has filed a lawsuit against the United States government for denying an H-1B visa to an Indian techie.
[….] The company asserts USCIS acted capriciously when they denied Anisetty the visa stating his position did not meet the criterion that "a baccalaureate or higher degree or its equivalent is normally the minimum requirement for entry into the particular position."
According to Xterra, they had submitted all evidentiary documents as requested which proved that Anisetty's appointment as Business Systems Analyst qualified all four criteria for an H-1B specialty occupation, yet, the USCIS gave no explanation for denying the company's petition for granting a visa. […]
Currently, Anisetty holds valid H-4 dependent status through his wife, the principal beneficiary of an H-1B application. [...]
(Excerpt) Read more at in.news.yahoo.com ...
My husband then, was the tech, not me. But I heard about it often enough.
Yes, this is a point I left out.
I think There are a number of companies working in the defense industry, where US citizenship is a requirement, so there are plenty of opportunities for US citizen techies too.
[The way to counter this is to have some Americans with the appropriate credentials apply for the job.
When any are refused an interview, there’s exhibit A for the Government.]
Silicone Valley is in desperate need of new leaders in a number of tech centers.
I wonder if there are any middle managers on up in India, that are looking for work.
Nah, promote from within the old timers, who know more than their middle management anyway.
EVERY American job should have US citizenship as a requirement.
H1-B visas are clearly meant to get the same work done for one-third the cost.
An Indian national making $25,000 a year is among the top 0.2% of wage earners in India...and that's what it's all about in Silicon Valley (and elsewhere).
Trouble-shooting someone else’s code
wakes me up at night in cold sweat.
Just ignore all those on this thread who were actually replaced by Hindu tech workers. Nope.
Luckily for me, I taught Computer Science for 20 years at a major university. Lots of my students were foreign. I loved them all.
BUT... I never wish to see my fellow Americans treated the way many of these companies treat them.
It’s part of the financial bottom line. They don’t have to pay the HBs as much $$$ an an American, they don’t give medical and dental benefits, retirement, etc. It is just an end run against having to obey the laws the Left (like Obamacare) imposes on this countries businesses, while these same business sneak out of their obligations by paying off and voting for the Far Left elements that come up with these laws in the first place.
Start listening...
> It was stupid and unreasonable that they denied the visa
Why? Why do we need any foreigner here to displace Americans from work here?
So you blame the Indians for accepting jobs -or- the US based outfits who hire them -or- your politicians who enable the whole process?
There certainly aren't anywhere near enough such jobs to justify 65,000 new H-1B visas every year.
or by someone with a Green Card.
I don't care what they call or color the piece of paper a foreigner uses to steal an American's job - it's wrong in every case.
You should be asking that question to your elected congress critters who created the H1-B visa law. I think it is stupid to blame the Indians for accepting jobs offered to them by US based companies.
It is like you give some money to the pan handler on street corner and then blame HIM for accepting the gift. So ridiculous.
The companies and pols bear the bulk if not all of the blame.
How many elected congress people have you called on the phone to complain? Posting on FR is not going to get the job done.
I think it is stupid to blame the Indians for accepting jobs
He didn't - learn English.
I agree completely. Never blame the beggar for accepting a large gift. The gift giver is the enabler, always.
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