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Re:Ask HN: Why do you hire H1-B workers instead of natives? by BeetleB on Sunday November 20, 2016 @12:44PM (#13000019)
>H1-B = 62'000 Visa allocated per years

While your overall argument is sound, I must point out that it is actually 85000, which includes the special category of MS and above in a STEM field.

This quota also does not include the academic H-1 - there is no quota for that (but numbers are probably low anyway).

Your number also doesn't include the L-1 visa.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do you hire H1-B workers instead of natives? by spoonie on Sunday November 20, 2016 @03:48PM (#13001115)
Not to mention TN status, nor EB-2.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do you hire H1-B workers instead of natives? by BeetleB on Sunday November 20, 2016 @05:34PM (#13001686)
EB-2 is not a visa status (most of the 20000 MS+ in STEM are EB-2, so they are included in my count). Not sure what TN is.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do you hire H1-B workers instead of natives? by spoonie on Sunday November 20, 2016 @11:23PM (#13003152)
TN is for NAFTA professionals, and has similar qualification requirements as an H1-B. The biggest difference is the employer doesn't have to sponsor, and it's a non-immigrant status. (I'm in the US on a TN status.)
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