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Re:Software company's response to Australian government abol... by pyrophane on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @11:02PM (#14153586)
So, essentially this parallels the H1-B situation in the US.

We are NOT (at least many of us) opposed to immigration. We want more Americans. What we don't want is a class of temporary workers to out-compete domestic workers because they 1) can't switch jobs and 2) are cheaper.

Re:Software company's response to Australian government abol... by zik on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @11:47PM (#14153774)
Yes, Australian "457 visas" are the equivalent of US H1-B visas.