H1-B visas keep down US Tech wages, Study shows

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  • Google
    yip

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    yip
    or without immigrants we wouldn't be able to build powerhouse tech companies locally and would see substandard or more foreign players.

    I do not want to work with B or C engineers because they are American instead of an A engineer from China or India or Poland.
    Mar 15, 2017 3
    • Google
      figuring

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      figuring
      The PROBLEM is that it's not always 'hire the best.' It's usually 'hire the cheapest that's above this hiring bar.' Then what? Immigrants usually settle for lower wages thereby undermining all employees. There should be some restrictions on immigrants.
      Mar 16, 2017
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      yip

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      yip
      figuring - I do not see evidence of this at G or other top tier companies. I do accept that Wipro and those body farms do this.

      I contend that a policy that damages top tech companies to stop Wipro does more harm then good.

      I would prefer a surgical change that fixed the problem without damaging top tech. I do not have any faith in this administrations ability to do that, given they are legit racists (well, one is a member of Hungarian nationalist organization and another is fucking Steve "burn the world" Bannon)
      Mar 16, 2017
  • Amazon / Eng
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    BMkT71
    No shit Sherlock. WSJ reports on supply and demand.
    Mar 15, 2017 3
  • Amazon
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    it shoud definitely be true in some companies (IBM? Cisco, Oracle) but not in all places.
    Mar 15, 2017 2
  • Google
    classy

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    classy
    Silicon Valley would not exist without H1-B
    Mar 16, 2017 1
    • Google
      yip

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      yip
      Yep. the majority of firms are started by immigrants. Google wouldn't exist.

      maybe this is why only the nationalist at Microsoft are commenting in opposition of h1b.
      Mar 16, 2017
  • Google / Ops
    jenkins

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    "In other news, scientists discover that the sky is blue, see more at 7"

    H1Bs increase supply, of course they lower wages (vs no H1Bs). And are needed.
    Mar 16, 2017 0