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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by corporateslave2 on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @01:25PM (#14849789)
This isn't true. It's a race to the bottom for cheap talent. There is definitely a race for top talent, but that comprises a small portion of all immigrants. It's all about cheap labor.
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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:35PM (#14851147)
The H1B salary numbers outside of Indian body shops don't back up that claim.
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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by corporateslave2 on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @04:46PM (#14851707)
True. But the body shops are a huge percentage of all H1Bs
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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @05:33PM (#14852071)
They are a significant percentage of H1Bs, but not even a majority of them.
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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by corporateslave2 on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @06:47PM (#14852520)
I don't have the energy to argue this
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Re:42% of California’s STEM Workforce Hails from Outside the... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @11:26PM (#14853470)
Ya, facts are like that. Easier to argue on feelings.
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