H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf]

Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by rhapsodic on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:42PM (#13536572)

> You sure about that? Right now, consulting companies spam the lottery with shitty jobs. With the new system favoring quality $130k+ jobs there will be a bigger supply of good H1Bs to compete with.

The supply is artificially set by law. The fact that they will cost $130K instead of whatever it was before will make it much easier for me to compete with them.

It might also make it economically feasible for US companies to hire US workers who might not have all of the needed skills, and train them. That works for me.

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Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by explainthisth on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:02PM (#13536730)

It should make it easier for Americans to get the jobs Infosys is hiring for at $70k, and harder for Americans to get jobs from Google at $250k.

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Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by rhapsodic on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @09:59AM (#13541174)

> It should make it easier for Americans to get the jobs Infosys is hiring for at $70k, and harder for Americans to get jobs from Google at $250k.

Why would it make a qualified American developer less attractive to Google?

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Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by explainthisth on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @04:51PM (#13545651)

Because it will become easier to import someone who is more qualified.

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Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by rhapsodic on Thursday February 02, 2017 @07:19AM (#13550004)

It will be more expensive. How will it become more easier?

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Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by explainthisth on Friday February 03, 2017 @08:28PM (#13565027)

Because the visas are distributed by lottery, and the largest number of applications are filed by Isfosys-type spammers. People with >$130k jobs in SV are being denied due to the $70k body shops spamming the lottery. If the spam goes away, those non-spam applications become a more reliable proposition.

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Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by dogma1138 on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @05:54AM (#13539766)

There's nothing wrong with working for Infosys. How many people you think are capable and want to work for Google?

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Re:H-1B draft with proposed changes [pdf] by explainthisth on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @04:54PM (#13545685)

I'm not saying it's morally right or wrong. I'm just saying the set of people that get H1B visas will change, and the shift will be toward higher-end jobs.

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