Lately I am meeting many uber drivers who tell me they are here on h1b. Later I find out that their spouse is here in h1b and they get a visa called h4. Why are people without special skills allowed to work in the US(by getting a h4 visa) just because their spouse has special skills (has h1b visa). If the h1b does have special skills, they should be able to support their spouse financially. If both spouses have special skills they can get a h1b visa themselves. Why should the spouse of h1 visa get a h4 and be able to compete for normal jobs (or, all jobs) and suppress the wages of normal Americans.
Seriously you at least they can Uber. Ffs why you bitching when people want to work. They should be praised not shamed.
“normal Americans” 🙄
Actually H4 has more freedom than H1 in terms of what job they can do. But unfortunately our system doesn't prefer people who have degrees from foreign universities on par with those from here. Many of those Uber drivers that you met should be highly educated.
If it make you feel better h4 can't work until greencard i140 is approved and they go through a process of approval https://www.immihelp.com/h4-visa-ead/ That been said you don't have much empathy, do you?
This is a joke. Everyone can get this thing approved now. You don’t have empathy for Americans who grew up here who can’t get a job because foreigners come and take our jobs, where we have a lot of US applicants for jobs already
@Ankit: the same foreigners came here sometime ago and created jobs in the first place. Cite me any big business created/run by native Americans. Most businesses especially in tech have been created and run by immigrants especially Asians. So if you hate the immigrant then kick all these people too. They will go to their countries and take those jobs/businesses with them too. Then you will have no job left here in America to crib about.
Think about all the wage inflation at Uber and Lyft! Do you really think Uber and Lyft employees deserve 500k TC's!
OP it bothers you when you see people earn living driving an “Uber”? That too you ask this question on a Sunday which is the church day ...... hhhhmmmm...
H4 should be allowed to do work only in their field of study and not all jobs as they too are on an immigrant visa(especially dependent on the H1B sponsor) . Why should H4 have a privilege to work any job while the sponsor is restricted to work only in a specialized occupation? Seems unfair.
This
This. Let them qualify on par with others. There are plenty women on h4 EAD who would have never in their life lifted their finger to work - these are now in majority taking jobs like in Walmart, hourly indian store jobs, making tiffins at home and selling them. All under H4 EAD. Females who follow the system and get H1B and work harder to keep their work visa also hate these H4 privileged categories who can work when they want and which ever job they want.
Can't believe OP asked this. Would you rather have them enslaved at home with no chance of contributing to the household income? H4 doesn't guarantee a job. The person still has to prove their worth to an employer.
They can get their own H1B. Otherwise yes, sorry you can compete with Americans on jobs we can do ourselves. Right now the economy is doing well so this is not a big issue. If it tanks, just watch how this will hurt Americans
This is a stupid POV. Let them prove their worth for jobs and work on H1B. H4 EAD is meant for people who want free lunch and that too snatched away from American jobs. Can't believe you are being a cry baby and saying they enslaved. Lol
Human rights? You want people to live in the country without freedom to earn a buck? What else should they not be allowed to do? Use the roads? Parks? You love slaves don’t you?
Definitely should not use roads and parks. Its a free country, so obviously we can't let everyone who is here be free.
It’s a free country. They are welcome to not live here. I don’t want them to compete for jobs that we already have people for. My neighbor can’t find a job and he goes to places where there are many h4 applicants too