Not really. The desire to under pay people is stronger than the desire to have a workforce in the US.
Also, the term “under pay people” is a complex one. Sure, it might be below average for a US citizen, but a great opportunity for someone from somewhere else.
At the same time, recent headlines about “CS degree holders aren’t guaranteed a job anymore” wouldn’t be happening without the program.
H1Bs were badly abused, companies would post jobs with ridiculous requirements, throw away the resumes they got, and then claim there were no Americans willing and ready, so they neeed that immigrant. It’s driven down wages and jobs.
But the solution wasn’t to axe the program, rather figure out a better solution that doesn’t fuck over Americans.
I think that’s a good thing, right? They’ve been using these to under pay people for ages.
for technology? no. they will simply hire remote outsourcing firms instead of importing people
Doesn’t that contradict their requirement to be in the office??
what
If they’ll outsource the workers overseas, instead of hiring citizens, that would go against their pushes to get everyone to return to the office.
before the pandemic I worked at companies in the office that had overseas teams in India. it’s a common arrangement I think
Most American tech companies have offices in India.
Microsoft alone has at least 10 offices.
Google has 7 offices. 3 of them are in Bangalore. Facebook and Apple have 5 each.
And it’s not just tech. Morgan Stanley has 4 offices in India, JPMC & Goldman Sachs each have 3.
According to the article there’s no details on how the fee is to be applied, but it’s certainly not going to workers.
Quite the opposite, thyell recoup it from the workers.
It’s still a $100,000 deterrent, and maybe when news of the degrading working conditions reach the homeland there will be less applicants.
Probably fewer instead
Not really. The desire to under pay people is stronger than the desire to have a workforce in the US.
Also, the term “under pay people” is a complex one. Sure, it might be below average for a US citizen, but a great opportunity for someone from somewhere else.
At the same time, recent headlines about “CS degree holders aren’t guaranteed a job anymore” wouldn’t be happening without the program.
H1Bs were badly abused, companies would post jobs with ridiculous requirements, throw away the resumes they got, and then claim there were no Americans willing and ready, so they neeed that immigrant. It’s driven down wages and jobs.
But the solution wasn’t to axe the program, rather figure out a better solution that doesn’t fuck over Americans.
It’s a $100k fee, not a $100k minimum salary. Meaning it will be that much more expensive to employ them