H1-B visa and the need for reform

Re:H1-B visa and the need for reform by virmundi on Monday January 30, 2017 @11:04AM (#13522275)

What many policy makers and C-levels don't understand, is once freed to their home country, the H1's now have process knowledge that they, and their peers, lacked. They know how your company works. They can extend that model in their home space to come after you. All of those processes that cost millions to form are now "free" in a low cost country.

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Re:H1-B visa and the need for reform by mistermann on Monday January 30, 2017 @12:13PM (#13522968)

I very much doubt they don't understand this, it's not exactly rocket science. Boosting earnings QoQ or YoY to pop the share price can easily result in many millions of immediate payout in stock options, what happens in the longer term (to the corporation, to the country) is not necessarily a big concern for those who are temporarily calling the shots at any given corporation.

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Re:H1-B visa and the need for reform by dsl on Monday January 30, 2017 @11:59AM (#13522829)

...and they often leave with source code. (I've personally helped 3 companies deal with that very issue in the last year)

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Re:H1-B visa and the need for reform by ireadfaces on Monday January 30, 2017 @12:03PM (#13522867)

I love to take source code away. It's fun.

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Re:H1-B visa and the need for reform by tn13 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @03:00AM (#13528639)

Would like to know how many instances have you seen where the home country got millions in this fashion.

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