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Re:Silicon Valley Is Using H-1B Visas to Pay Low Wages to Im... by amarant on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @04:24AM (#13642328)
if companies was only after cheap labor, why not move software production overseas? it's not like officespace is cheaper in the valley than in ex. India.....don't think this article makes a whole lot of sense tbh
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Re:Silicon Valley Is Using H-1B Visas to Pay Low Wages to Im... by angry_napkin on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @06:06AM (#13642683)
Because being in the Valley is magical for your company, or something.
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Re:Silicon Valley Is Using H-1B Visas to Pay Low Wages to Im... by aaron-lebo on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @06:29AM (#13642767)
They want to have their cake and eat it, too. Or: live in California, hire from Calcutta.
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