I don't care about the indentured aspect, though I can see it leads to abuse. I'd rather they be abused than the abuse American workers go through every day because of them.
Maybe put a 100% tariff on their labors, and index that to the prevailing rate for an American employee. Require the end pay to the H1B be at that same prevailing wage. Make the companies pay 2-3x the rate of an American to import each H1B. That way, they will only do it when really and seriously desperate for the worker.
> I don’t care about the indentured aspect, though I can see it leads to abuse. I’d rather they be abused than the abuse American workers go through every day because of them.
The abuse I gave as an example impacts American citizen workers by depressing compensation.
Im not a socialist or a union activist, but IMHO US labor law is based on a pile of cow flop handed down to us from fuzzy-brained socialists and would-be feudal lords. Just set standards, decentralize it and make it possible for individuals to easily establish a plain cause for action and recover from bad actors. Some happy-go-lucky attorneys will win tons of money beating up on said bad actors and we’ll all be the better for it without complex political machinations easily jumbled up by deep pockets.