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Re:Trump’s Next Move on Immigration to Hit Closer to Home fo... by urazen on Monday January 30, 2017 @06:58PM (#13526198)
Banning H1B doesn't mean more local hiring.

The best scenario for U.S.: Hiring only locals

The worst scenario for U.S.: Offshore outsourcing

The base scenario for U.S.: Hiring H1Bs

If H1B is banned or becomes effectively useless, many companies will go for the worst scenario. Even now, big tech companies have been investing on their offshore dev centers. H1Bs pay taxes and spend their money here.

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Re:Trump’s Next Move on Immigration to Hit Closer to Home fo... by flukus on Monday January 30, 2017 @07:08PM (#13526247)
A lot of companies that hire the worst H1B abusers already know what happens when they offshore the development. The only reason they still use these consultancies is because of the perception that development is onshore and higher quality.
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Re:Trump’s Next Move on Immigration to Hit Closer to Home fo... by urazen on Monday January 30, 2017 @07:22PM (#13526354)
As I mentioned above, big techs are already expanding their offshore dev centers. Going offshore is a proven option to them.
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