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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by heeen on Friday February 10, 2017 @07:33AM (#13614924)
H1B applicants have to be paid prevailing wage, I wonder where the notion of cheap h1b workers comes from.
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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by manarth on Friday February 10, 2017 @07:43AM (#13614970) 

  H1B applicants have to be paid prevailing wage
In theory, yes. In practice, research has shown otherwise: http://www.workpermit.com/news/research-finds-us-h1b-visa-ho...
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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by heeen on Friday February 10, 2017 @12:13PM (#13616980)
Interesting. That does not reflect what I have seen at my company.
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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by briandear on Friday February 10, 2017 @07:45AM (#13614980)
"We can find an American for this job!" What salary are you offering? "$60k, that's the prevailing wage."

Then there must be a shortage, here's your H1.

If that "prevailing wage" were $100k, there wouldn't be a shortage.

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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by cmdrfred on Friday February 10, 2017 @07:46AM (#13614991)
Prevailing wages for the job title they are hired for. What they do is classify them as "junior programmer" and have them replace a senior programmer.
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