H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms

Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by ones_and_zeros on Friday February 10, 2017 @09:49AM (#13615701)

This gets to the crux of the issue with the H1B system as it relates to age discrimination. Why are we hiring fresh grads on a "best and brightest" visa? If the college degree from a US institution made them the best and brightest, why wasn't a citizen in that classroom seat? If they are truly geniuses why are they paid at entry level wages?

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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by soldarnal on Friday February 10, 2017 @10:11AM (#13615877)

The "best and brightest" visa is the O-1. The H-1B visa is a "specialty occupation" visa, defined roughly as an occupation that requires a Bachelor's degree in a particular field of study.

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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by bradleyjg on Friday February 10, 2017 @10:11AM (#13615865)

H1B is not the best and brightest visa. That's O for temporary visas and EB1 for permanent visas.

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Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms by fjdlwlv on Friday February 10, 2017 @10:09AM (#13615849)

Maybe there were no citizens who passed the entrance requirements to that college

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