H1B is a temporary visa
Except that it’s not. H1B is a non-immigrant visa where you can have an immigrant intent. That means it lets you apply for a GC (and be approved for 2 out of 3 steps) and renew it forever. By definition forever is not temporary. If having to renew something makes it temporary, then even a GC is a temporary visa because you have to renew it every 10 years. There is actually no way you can get a EB GC in US without being on a non-immigrant visa. No employer ever is going to directly apply for a GC for a person before the employee being able to work for them as it’s a two to three year process. A lot of folks from countries not named India go from F1, J1 and numerous other categories of temporary visas to a GC. Also, folks who support 7% country caps in the name of diversity are also mistaken. Every single EB GC goes to someone who is already working in the US. Every GC petition is an adjustment of status! You can’t affect the diversity of working population in the US by the country caps on GCs. It is decided way earlier when US employers choose to hire folks. All you are doing by limiting 7% country caps is giving unlimited GCs to folks from other countries to come to the US and get EB3 GCs directly from F1 Visas. But I guess it’s fine to have a spot reserved for someone not even born yet and save it from someone from India living in the US for two and a half decades with American values, paying taxes, contributing to social security and helping the economy. Lastly, what’s with the blame? If someone is offering you interesting work and a fair price for your labor, you are going to take it. If you didn’t have the privilege to be born in the US, you’d do the exact same thing. So, yeah you can still continue dunking on poor folks uprooting their lives (a lot of who are Americans and parents of Americans), but at least do it fully aware of the actual situation. #h1b #misc
Too many carbs in Indian food, we can’t handle it. Average US resident already too fat
Fair point! But at least let us help you with your grammar.
Go back to Indonesia, bro!
How do you know that OP's from Indonesia?
Ugh! Here we go again!
Most probably, you are an Indian immigrant. I feel for you! I'm an immigrant myself, not Indian though. However, have you ever supported me in any of your words? Have you ever thought that J never had the chance to get an H1B because some people of particular ethnicity are constantly abusing the system? Why nobody ever talks about this? How would you feel if you could not even get an H1B because of the system abuse? How would you feel if your only options were to either leave the country or find the 1 in 1000 employers that would accept to file for your GC from a nonimmigrant visa while you are taking a huge risk doing this?
Agreed
> "How would you feel if you... System abuse" It would be very bad, and it affects indians too. H1B abuse is horrible and should be prevented. Then why did the trump era wage based allocation ruling not pass? My PhD and high paying job gets me no preference. Or did you want to insinuate that all Indians are H1B abusers and you are the only true immigrants that USA need? And H1B abuse that US politicians clearly do not want to tackle is no reason to discriminate on the basis of national origin.
In the first paragraph and the first statement, "no way" to "multiple way" Marriage is the way. PPL easily get their GC if they are not Indians, Chinese, nor Mexican, etc. Believe me. I'm Asian but not Indian nor Chinese. The cap is reasonable.
Yeah well statistically 80% of blind users are virgin
And get called a "gold digger" instead of standing on merits.
Correct me if I am wrong but I heard any unclaimed GCs in that 7% cap goes to countries with backlogs (in this case India or China)?
Yes, and it is fine to discriminate on the basis of national origin if you throw some scraps at the end?
No, they should fix the h1b abuse first and then remove the country cap for employment GC. My comment was in response to OP where he mentioned that GC goes to someone who isn't even born yet.
Well said. Its no point trying to explain to people who refuse to understand the facts. Just see the comments in this retweet thread to see how ignorant people are about facts. https://twitter.com/kyliebytes/status/1593391954976382979?t=nlGoktzTHVFCw-pmJHOKiA&s=19
There needs to be country caps on H1Bs. That would eliminate the greencard queue and maintain the diversity intent. It is hard to obtain a work visa in India as the country is protecting jobs for Indian citizens. Why should the US be different?
Lol this is the stupidest idea in this thread.
Because is justice for me not for them 😂
Blind is a cesspool of closet racists. Even if you make a fair point, they will come out with pitchforks since we all are brown.
Word.
Especially the ones who already turned citizen or permanent resident