H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules

Re:H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten R... by davidw on Monday January 09, 2017 @06:50PM (#13361130)

> allocating most of the costs to the actual H1B workers

If it were not a good option for them, they wouldn't sign up for it, so it has more benefits than costs for them.

In terms of competition.... IT is a very globalized industry already.

> permanent legal residency to workers who have critical skills that make them attractive to industry. Once they are here, permanent residency along with all of the benefits that entails (freedom to travel, freedom to change jobs)

Yes!

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Re:H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten R... by chrisbennet on Monday January 09, 2017 @08:15PM (#13361667)

"If it were not a good option for them, they wouldn't sign up for it, so it has more benefits than costs for them."

The same could be said for child labor though couldn't it?

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Re:H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten R... by taway_1212 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @10:55AM (#13365739)

And I'm sure there are children out there for whom closing of a local factory (because it breaks the child labor ban) would be a tragedy. IMO ban on child labor should be imposed only if the state is equipped to provide adequate material help to children who would lose jobs this way.

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Re:H-1B Visas: U.S. Lawmaker Re-Introduces Bill to Tighten R... by shagie on Monday January 09, 2017 @07:47PM (#13361525)

"Good" must be put into relative terms. "Better" works better - "if it were not a better option (than working/living conditions in their current country), they wouldn't sign up for it."

There is the opportunity for a significant gap between the effectively indentured servitude that H-1B may provide and the opportunities in other countries.

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