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Re:H-1B bill pulled from House committee vote amid complaints by IndianAstronaut on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @05:55PM (#12501530)
I used to work at a group 2 company that was saved from failing because of H1B hires. We brought in one critical developer and another critical DBA who then stabilized our platform and enabled sales to move ahead.
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Re:H-1B bill pulled from House committee vote amid complaints by ones_and_zeros on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @06:21PM (#12501702)
What skills did these critical hires have that couldn't be found in the United States?
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Re:H-1B bill pulled from House committee vote amid complaints by igt0 on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @07:41PM (#12502187)
Probably local hire would be much better, however good programmers don't want to work in the Group 2. The want to work in a big company or in a cool startup.
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Re:H-1B bill pulled from House committee vote amid complaints by crench on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @07:05PM (#12501968)
Both critical hires probably cost the same as one of those hires would have for a local hire.
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