Posted on 06/26/2020 1:41:33 PM PDT by NobleFree
In June, the US government suspended H-1B and other work visas for the rest of 2020. Hundreds of thousands of foreigners will no longer be able to attain work in the US as a result.
This halt will deal a one-two punch to employers of computer-related occupations, which includes jobs such as software developers and computer systems analysts. First, people in this field receive the overwhelming majority of H-1B visas. Out of the nearly 400,000 H-1B petitions approved in fiscal year 2019, about two-thirds were in that line of work. Most went to software developers.
Second, computer-related workers are the one group for which the labor market will soon become tight again. When that happens, new foreign workers may be sorely missed. […]
Before Covid-19, the unemployment rate for these workers was the lowest in recorded history. In the 10 years prior to the pandemic, the number of computer-related workers soared by 62%, while the number in all other fields grew by just 13%.
And since February, when the pandemic started impacting the US economy, the rise in the unemployment rate for computer and mathematical occupations was smaller than for other occupation groups (see charts 1 and 2). While the unemployment rate for all workers and for the management and professional group reached the highest rates in recorded history, the increase for computer and mathematical workers was more modest, though still significant. […]
Beyond the short-term recruiting impact, reducing the number of foreign workers could have major implications on US innovation. A recent article concludes that immigrants are responsible for 30% of aggregate US innovation since 1976, partly due to their own innovation, but mostly due to the positive impact they are having on US natives’ innovation. Immigration grows the pie.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
What recruiting? My phone stopped ringing weeks ago. Many recruiters have been laid off. Even the Dalit recruiters have stopped calling.
Your wrong; corporate executive whores are not traitors, they consider themselves “citizens of the world” don’t ya know.
You are however, correct in the fact that they are WHORES, PUSSIES, COWARDS GREEDY, CORRUPT, and ANTI-AMERICAN!
Pay ‘em alittle more. They are out there
Actually, I think there is reasonably simple solution. The cost of an H1-B visa is 1 million dollars apiece, you may buy as many as you want. An exception is made for agricultural workers.
If the tech industries are so starved let them fund the universities and colleges to teach to their needs. Alternatively, and I think this is a much better idea; let the tech industry found their own schools to teach the skills they need.
Perl programmers in 1999... yeah.
Perl programmers in 1999... yeah.
Oh, and 20 years experience in JavaScript in 2004... same idea.
Step Daughter followed in her dad’s shoes, IT specialist, 4 yr degree. Not much she can’t fix or install. Saw the exit hitting and opened her own business. Been slow due to COVID. Her dad spent 20 yrs in the Navy as Avionic Tech, got out and got his teaching degree for Electronics, Math and Computer science as a Prof, ended up as Chair for his department Nearly 40 yrs teaching, taught the new Cisco teachers to do their jobs.
Daughter #1 is a Bio-Engineer sets up Labs now after grant for Cancer research was over at Vanderbilt, Son is lead Line man in FL for power company. He himself still teaches advance Ham Radio math, turns 80 next month.
Bullspit! They are not hard to find, they just don’t want to pay for them...
H1b is simply a wage depressor.
There is no shortage of US engineers.
H1b is to skilled workers what illegals are to unskilled nothing kore
Lying liars and the lies they tell. Ask the tech workers who are being laid off and required to train their foreign replacements in order to receive their severance package.
Not really a bad idea, but make it 2 mil and renewed annually. And eliminate birthright citizenship
Hadoop’s been around 7-10 years and some trade rags call it obsolete.
Business lobbies worry Pres. Trump will send the Fortune 500's army of 'bonded labor' back to India.
That would be 300K jobs for American graduates, a huge boost for worker rights & professional class, and a useful populist promise for 2021.#H1Bhttps://t.co/uL2S1OxOUP— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC) June 27, 2020
So leave and get banned from doing business on the USA. It’s coming!
Ban work visas - then corporations can self-ban if they choose.
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