I encourage you to look at H1B salary stats, you will see that majority are not even remotely low wage. Your argument about “the more skilled workers there are the cheaper the labor” is also backwards, this means we should all be trying really hard to ensure there are no new CS graduates to enter the workforce that will inevitably reduce our earnings.
I’m all here for uplifting people in the US, but what you are advocating for is blatant exploitation.
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As an older individual I have trained many younger professionals. I have and continue to be involved in university recruiting and many programs that support minorities in tech. How is that not contributing positively?
If I was only allowed to be in the US for 4 or however few years, why would I give a single fuck about “girls who code”, or anything else that doesn’t maximize my financial gain the short term I am allowed to remain here?
Also I would like to point out to you the difference between “non-immigrant visa” (which most visas fall into this category) that does not guarantee you a path to immigration if you choose to not pursue it, and imposing arbitrary limits on how long an individual can live and work in the country of their choice proven they are able find employment and sustain their life.
If you can't see how hundreds of thousands of extra employees in the labor pool depresses wages, I don't know what to tell you.
> How is that not contributing positively?
You understand that universities are the #1 gate keeper for the impoverished, right? Your company can afford to be highly selective with hiring candidates from universities because immigrants have created a surplus of labor. If there were not immigrants in these high paying jobs, the university pipeline would be inadequate to fulfill hiring goals, and they'd have to invest in either putting more people into universities or providing them with apprenticeships.
Looks like there's already a 6 year max that is obviously being abused.
> Please educate yourself, because you do come off as xenophobic.
I do not care about foreign workers, only domestic workers. I don't think immigration should be tied to employment for any reason. It has nothing to do with cultures, or races, or nationalities, it has to do with wages. There are too many poor people in the US that are not able to move up economically for a variety of reasons, one of which is a large influx of white collar labor.
> Looks like there's already a 6 year max that is obviously being abused.
How is it being abused? E.g. it is perfectly legal to apply for a green card after your H1B and there are quotas for immigrants from each country. Alternatively, after living in a country for 5+ years someone may marry a US citizen. Should it be banned? Are we to impose a ban on dating anyone who is not a US national?
> I don't think immigration should be tied to employment for any reason.
So what should immigration be tied to then? What are other reasons for someone to be in the US for extended period of time.
> I do not care about foreign workers, only domestic workers.
Replace "workers" with "people" and here you have the reason why you are a bit xenophobic.
> There are too many poor people in the US that are not able to move up economically for a variety of reasons, one of which is a large influx of white collar labor.
There is literally no evidence to support the claim that white collar skilled immigrant workers do anything but create MORE job opportunities in the United States.
I’m sure someone somewhere compiled the stats per region or per company.
Average h1b SWE salary is $109K, average SWE salary in the US is $108K
Of course average does not particularly prove one thing or the other. You can however look up your employer and compare the compensation to your own
https://h1bdata.info/topjobs.php
I’m all here for uplifting people in the US, but what you are advocating for is blatant exploitation. D As an older individual I have trained many younger professionals. I have and continue to be involved in university recruiting and many programs that support minorities in tech. How is that not contributing positively?
If I was only allowed to be in the US for 4 or however few years, why would I give a single fuck about “girls who code”, or anything else that doesn’t maximize my financial gain the short term I am allowed to remain here?
Also I would like to point out to you the difference between “non-immigrant visa” (which most visas fall into this category) that does not guarantee you a path to immigration if you choose to not pursue it, and imposing arbitrary limits on how long an individual can live and work in the country of their choice proven they are able find employment and sustain their life.