New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $130K/yr

Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by readhn on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @12:48PM (#13533102)

130k salary is absurdly high amount of money for people outside of IT and finance. Stop living in a bubble. It will price out a lot of talent that will be forced to leave the country. Wich is a huge mistake for American society.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by user5994461 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @01:50PM (#13533849)

If that talent is really that much difficult to find locally, they'll pay it, don't worry.

And if they don't, that doesn't make the situation any worse. It's impossible to get a H1B VISA right now and they have zero chances to get one, because the quota is ridiculously low and they are all taken by the Indian sweat shops, on top of requiring 1-2 years ahead for the procedure.

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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by dukeluke on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @01:40PM (#13533725)

I disagree that it would be a huge mistake. American wages are stagnant, and lowering the labor pool will raise demand for workers.

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